Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children
Pierce R, Bigham MT, Giuliano JS. Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2014, 26: 292-298. PMID: 24739491, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic therapySerum procalcitoninTreatment failureNoninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndromeBacterial infectionsSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSerial PCT measurementsDuration of therapyCentral venous cathetersInflammatory response syndromeAcute bacterial infectionUse of procalcitoninC-reactive proteinInvasive bacterial infectionsPresence of infectionReliable serum markerSickle cell diseaseNoninfectious inflammationPCT levelsVenous cathetersResponse syndromeBacterial sepsisSerum markersPrognostic utilityPatient population