Empirical antibiotic use is prescribed in managing children with pneumonia worldwide. We
assessed the usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) and interferon-alpha (IFN-α) in differentiating …

AIMS To assess the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of procalcitonin (PCT) in
differentiating bacterial and viral causes of pneumonia. METHODS A total of 72 children with …

Microbe-specific diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in childhood is difficult
in clinical practice. Chest radiographs and non-specific inflammatory markers have been …

Objective. Serum procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)
concentrations were measured in 126 children hospitalized for community-acquired …

A microbe‐specific diagnosis in community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is difficult in
children, and studies on nonspecific chest radiographic and host response markers have …

Background Lower procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations are associated with reduced risk of
bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults, but data in children are limited …

Introduction Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) in children are often treated with
antibiotics even without evidence of bacterial infection. Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is …

Aim: To compare diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin for early diagnosis of serious bacterial
infection (SBI) in children presenting with fever and no focus of infection. Methods …

We evaluated whether procalcitonin (PCT) might aid diagnosing serious bacterial infections
in a general pediatric intensive care unit population. Two-hundred and one patients …

We conducted a prospective study in 215 children, 3 to 36 months of age, presenting with
fever≥ 39° C without obvious origin, in order to evaluate the diagnostic value of …