C-reactive protein and procalcitonin: As predictor biomarkers of severity and outcome in children with community-acquired pneumonia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

C-reactive protein and procalcitonin: As predictor biomarkers of severity and outcome in children with community-acquired pneumonia

Published:2024-05-02 Issue:3 Volume:54 Page:262-267
ISSN:0049-4755
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Author:

Yadav Rajesh Kumar¹,Kumar Durgesh¹^ORCID,Gupta Ayushi²,Sharma Pradeep³

Affiliation:

1. Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

2. Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

3. Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Our cohort study aimed to compare serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) levels in children with community-acquired pneumonia defined by WHO. The former differentiated between pneumonia and severe pneumonia while the latter was better for the outcome of pneumonia.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00494755241250371

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