Combination of C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin in Distinguishing Fungal from Bacterial Infections Early in Immunocompromised Children

• Main Authors: Yingli Liu (Author), Xiaoli Zhang (Author), Tianfang Yue (Author), Yanlai Tang (Author), Zhiyong Ke (Author), Yu Li (Author), Xuequn Luo (Author), Libin Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is life-threatening in children with cancer and hematology disorders, especially when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Conventional β-D-glucan and galactomannan tests have poor positive predictive values in the diagnosis of IFI in children with cancer. This study...