The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Oct 2012
Review Meta AnalysisRole of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of severe infection in pediatric patients with fever and Neutropenia--a systemic review and meta-analysis.
The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of the procalcitonin (PCT) test for diagnosis of bacterial sepsis in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. ⋯ Of three markers potentially useful for diagnosing bacterial sepsis in children with fever and neutropenia, PCT had comparable diagnostic accuracy to CRP.