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- noun biochemistry A
peptide precursor to thehormone calcitonin
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Children's Hospital Boston, collaborating with investigators at George Washington University, show that a new diagnostic marker called procalcitonin can help identify infants at high risk for SBIs while potentially reducing unnecessary and aggressive testing, medication and hospitalization in low risk infants.
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Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, collaborating with investigators at George Washington University, show that a new diagnostic marker called procalcitonin can help identify infants at high risk for SBIs while potentially reducing unnecessary and aggressive testing, medication and hospitalization in low risk infants.
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Korppi M, Falleti E, De Candia A, et al. (2007) Efficacy of serum procalcitonin in evaluating severity of community-acquired pneumonia in childhood.
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I infection - microbiology and WC count, procalcitonin, CRP
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Increased serum concentration of C reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT), altered white blood cell count, increased interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8 … …
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I infection - microbiology and WC count, procalcitonin, CRP
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Irjala K, Juven T, Virkki R, Mertsola J, et al. (2000) Serum procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 for distinguishing bacterial and viral pneumonia in children.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Tim Lynch et al. 2010
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Increased serum concentration of C reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT), altered white blood cell count, increased interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8 … …
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His research focused on procalcitonin as a biomarker for bacteremia in pediatric patients with a fever and abnormally low white blood cell count.
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Cravoisy A, Dupays R, Barraud D, Nace L, et al. (2007) Combined measurement of procalcitonin and soluble TREM-1 in the diagnosis of nosocomial sepsis.
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