Biomarkers and Fever in Children with Cancer: Kinetics and Levels According to Final Diagnosis

• Main Authors: Ana de Lucio Delgado (Author), Jose Antonio Villegas Rubio (Author), Corsino Rey Galan (Author), Belen Prieto García (Author), Maria de los Reyes González Expósito (Author), Gonzalo Solís Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We investigated the kinetics of CRP, PCT, IL-6 and MR-proADM in a cohort of consecutive febrile patients with cancer in order to test the hypothesis that higher plasma concentrations and the absence of a rapid decrease in peak values would be associated with disease severity. (1) Method: A prospecti...