The role of procalcitonin in children with community acquired pneumonia
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2013.10.026
- VernacularTitle:降钙素原在儿童社区获得性肺炎的临床应用
- Author:
Rina SA
;
Aiqiong WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
procalcitonin;
community acquired pneumonia;
child
- From:
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
2013;(10):991-993
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Procalcitonin (PCT), a precursor of hormone calcitonin, is used as an indicator of bacterial infections in recent years. PCT plays an important role in early identiifcation of pathogens, evaluation of the severity of infection, medication guidance and prognosis judgment in children with community acquired pneumonia.
