Chapter-05 C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in assessment of children with fever in the emergency department
BOOK TITLE: Recent Advances in Paediatrics 27
Author
1. Nijman Ruud G
2. Gervaix Alain
3. Maconochie Ian K
4. Oostenbrink Rianne
ISBN
9781909836259
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12732_6
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1.
St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK
2.
University Children’s Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
3.
St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK
4.
Erasmus MC, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Chapter keywords
C-reactive protein,
procalcitonin,
CRP,
PCT,
receiver operating characteristic,
ROC,
pneumococcal pneumonia,
white blood cell (WBC)