title: [Procalcitonin: a new diagnostic tool in bacterial infections].
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría. Clinicocentro Infantil Colsanitas. Bogotá. Colombia.
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Name Bayona
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández López
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luaces Cubells
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000502:physiology; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D016207:Cytokines; D004731:Endotoxins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide