Role of C reactive protein and procalcitonin in the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in children in the outpatient setting
Pérez-López, Andrés (Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar)
Irwin, Adam (Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service)
Rodrigo, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública)
Prat-Aymerich, Cristina (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)

Fecha:	2021
Resumen:	Discriminating between viral and bacterial lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in children in ambulatory care using clinical features alone is challenging. Biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) have a limited capacity to rule in bacterial pneumonia in ambulatory settings where the prevalence of bacterial pneumonia is low. There is growing evidence supporting that antibiotic therapy can be safely withheld in wellappearing children with equivocal clinical presentation and low CRP and PCT levels.
Derechos:	Tots els drets reservats.
Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Materia:	Aftercare ; Ambulatory Care ; C-Reactive Protein ; Cough ; Fever ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Patient Discharge ; Patient Outcome Assessment ; Pneumonia, Bacterial ; Pneumonia, Viral ; Procalcitonin ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; Rhinorrhea
Publicado en:	The BMJ, Vol. 373 Núm. 11 (november 2021) , p. n1409, ISSN 1756-1833

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n1409

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