Procalcitonin and Presepsin as Markers of Infectious Respiratory Diseases in Children: A Scoping Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Giorgio Sodero (Author), Carolina Gentili (Author), Francesco Mariani (Author), Valentina Pulcinelli (Author), Piero Valentini (Author), Danilo Buonsenso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Procalcitonin and presepsin have been suggested to be able to discriminate bacterial and viral infections, also in children. This scoping review aims to better explore the available evidence around the potential role of these biomarkers in the subgroup of children with respiratory infe...