title: Procalcitonin in pediatrics for differentiation of bacterial and viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Hopital Saint Vincent de Paul, 82 Av Denfert-Rochereau, F-75014 Paris, France. dominique.gendrel@svp.ap-hopparis.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gendrel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bohuon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide