Procalcitonin is useful in identifying bacteraemia among children with pneumonia.

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Published in Scand J Infect Dis on September 01, 2010

Authors

Cristiana M Nascimento-Carvalho1, Maria-Regina A Cardoso, Aldina Barral, César A Araújo-Neto, Sylvie Guerin, Annika Saukkoriipi, Mika Paldanius, Raija Vainionpää, Pierre Lebon, Maija Leinonen, Olli Ruuskanen, Dominique Gendrel

Author Affiliations

1: Paediatrics Department, Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine, Salvador. nascimentocarvalho@hotmail.com

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