Correlation between locally versus centrally processed serum procalcitonin during emergency department research evaluation of febrile infants aged 0–60 days

Correlation between locally versus centrally processed serum procalcitonin during emergency department research evaluation of febrile infants aged 0–60 days

Introduction: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful biomarker in the initial evaluation of febrile infants for serious bacterial infections (SBIs). However, PCT is not always available locally and must at times be frozen and shipped to a reference laboratory for research studies. We sought to compare PCT...

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Main Authors: Cosby G. Arnold, Prashant Mahajan, Russell K. Banks, John M. VanBuren, Nam K. Tran, Octavio Ramilo, Nathan Kuppermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
Procalcitonin
Biomarkers
Serious bacterial infection
Infectious disease
Interlaboratory performance
Febrile infant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551724000374

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