Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?

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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERESP, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: August 2018

This review examines the use of procalcitonin in different clinical situations in the pediatric patient, with special emphasis on those requiring intensive care. We review the latest articles on its potency as a biomarker in both infectious processes at diagnosis and on the response to treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081751PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1177271918792244DOI Listing

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