Procalcitonin as a biomarker of bacterial infection in pediatric patients after congenital heart surgery

Procalcitonin as a biomarker of bacterial infection in pediatric patients after congenital heart surgery

Background: Bacterial infection (BI) after congenital heart surgery (CHS) is associated with increased morbidity and is difficult to differentiate from systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Procalcitonin (PCT) has emerged as a reliable biomarker of BI in var...

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Main Authors: Sujata B Chakravarti, Diane A Reformina, Timothy M Lee, Sunil P Malhotra, Ralph S Mosca, Puneet Bhatla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)
infection
pediatric
congenital heart surgery
procalcitonin (PCT)
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2016;volume=9;issue=2;spage=115;epage=119;aulast=Chakravarti

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