Can procalcitonin be a diagnostic marker for catheter-related blood stream infection in children?

ÖZSÜREKCİ, YASEMİN; Arikan, Kamile; BAYHAN, CİHANGÜL; KARADAG-ONCEL, EDA; AYCAN, Ahmet; GURBUZ, Venhar; HASCELIK, Gulsen; CEYHAN, MEHMET

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2015.11.004

Can procalcitonin be a diagnostic marker for catheter-related blood stream infection in children?

Atıf İçin Kopyala

ÖZSÜREKCİ Y. , Arikan K. O. , BAYHAN C. , KARADAG-ONCEL E. , AYCAN A. E. , GURBUZ V., ...Daha Fazla

JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA, cilt.92, ss.414-420, 2016 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 92 Konu: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jped.2015.11.004
Dergi Adı: JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.414-420

Özet

Objective: The potential role of procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSIs) is still unclear and requires further research. The diagnostic value of serum PCT for the diagnosis of CRBSI in children is evaluated here.