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- Title
Is procalcitonin a good marker of renal lesion in febrile urinary tract infection?
- Authors
Tuerlinckx, David; Vander Borght, Thierry; Glupczynski, Youri; Galanti, Laurence; Roelants, Véronique; Krug, Bruno; De Bilderling, Georges; Bodart, Eddy; Roelants, Véronique
- Abstract
Presents the findings of a study on the role of procalcitonin (PCT), a polypeptide, in predicting acute renal involvement during an episode of febrile urinary tract infection. Values of PCT and C-reactive protein between the groups assessed for the study; Comparison of clinical and laboratory data between patients with and without renal lesions based on acute dimercaptosuccininic acid (DMSA) scan results and on follow-up scan results; Relation between PCT level at admission and severity of the disease as assessed by initial DMSA or by the evolution of lesions at follow-up scan.
- Subjects
PEPTIDE hormones; ACUTE kidney failure in children; URINARY tract infections in children; C-reactive protein; SCANNING systems
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2005, Vol 164, Issue 10, p651
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00431-005-1700-5