Clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin level in distinguishing between Kawasaki disease and other infections in febrile children

• मुख्य लेखकों: Na Hyun Lee (लेखक), Hee Joung Choi (लेखक), Yeo Hyang Kim (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Korean Pediatric Society, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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PurposeThe aims of this study were to compare serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels between febrile children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and those with bacterial or viral infections, and assess the clinical usefulness of PCT level in predicting KD.MethodsSerum PCT levels were examined in febrile pediatric...