The Significance of Procalcitonin on Locating the Urinary Tract Infection in Children
- VernacularTitle:降钙素原测定在小儿尿路感染定位中的意义
- Author:
Qi ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Procalcitonin;
Urinary tract infection;
Children
- From:
Journal of Medical Research
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the significance of procalcitonin(PCT)on locating the urinary tract infection(UTI)in children.Methods 38 patients were divided randomly into upper and lower urinary tract infection groups,detected the lever of PCT in serum with the double sandwich immunoflurosence assay,and made correlation with ?2-MG in urine.Results 1.The lever of PCT in serum in upper urinary tract infection group was significantly higher than that in lower urinary tract infection group(P0.05).Conclusion The PCT in serum can be used as a marker to differentiate the upper and lower urinary tract inf0ection.
