Clinical Progress Note: Procalcitonin in the Management of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

J Hosp Med. 2019 Nov 1;14(11):688-690. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3301. Epub 2019 Sep 18.

Authors

Sophie E Katz¹, Laura F Sartori², Derek J Williams³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
² Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Biomarkers / blood*
Child
Humans
Procalcitonin / blood*
Respiratory Tract Infections / blood
Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biomarkers
Procalcitonin

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