title: [Procalcitonin as a predictor of bacteremia in pediatric patients with malignancies and febrile neutropenia].
abstract: Dynamics of procalcitonin level was studied in 75 pediatric patients, in whom on back- ground of polychemotherapy conduction for oncological disease bacteremia and neutropenia have occurred. Determination of procalcitonin level as a rapidly reacting biomarker of generalized infectious process permits to establish its progression, to con- duct early diagnosis, to perform timely and adequate treatment measures.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Aliyev
authors.forename: Z Sh
authors.initials: ZSh
authors.lastname: Vezirova
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Geyusheva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D064147:Febrile Neutropenia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide