Role of procalcitonin in diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in Children

• Main Authors: Vinod H. Ratageri (Author), Puspha Panigatti (Author), Aparna Mukherjee (Author), Rashmi R. Das (Author), Jagdish Prasad Goyal (Author), Javeed Iqbal Bhat (Author), Bhadresh Vyas (Author), Rakesh Lodha (Author), Deepak Singhal (Author), Prawin Kumar (Author), Kuldeep Singh (Author), Samarendra Mahapatro (Author), Bashir Ahmad Charoo (Author), S. K. Kabra (Author), K. R. Jat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The role of serum Procalcitonin (PCT) in adults in diagnosis of Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is well established, however, role in pediatric CAP remains controversial. Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the utility of serum procalcitonin in differenti...