title: Use of quantitative and semiquantitative procalcitonin measurements to identify children with sepsis and meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, C/Canyet s/n, 08916 Badalona, Spain. crisprat@ns.hugtip.scs.es
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azuara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ausina
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide