title: Contribution of procalcitonin to occult bacteraemia detection in children.
abstract: We conducted a prospective study in 215 children, 3 to 36 months of age, presenting with fever > or = 39 degrees C without obvious origin, in order to evaluate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in detection of occult bacteraemia. PCT associated with white blood cell count constitutes an efficient screening method with sensitivity 100%, specificity 61.9% and positive and negative likelihoods ratios of 2.62 and 0, respectively.
authors: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France. christele.grasleguen@chu-nantes.fr
authors: Christele Gras-Le
authors: CG
authors: Guen
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Delmas
authors: Elise
authors: E
authors: Launay
authors: Jocelyne
authors: J
authors: Caillon
authors: Virginie
authors: V
authors: Loubersac
authors: Georges
authors: G
authors: Picherot
authors: J Christophe
authors: JC
authors: Roze
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000652:urine*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide