Proadrenomedullin and copeptin in pediatric pneumonia: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
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Proadrenomedullin and copeptin in pediatric pneumonia: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
BACKGROUND Community-acquired-pneumonia is the leading cause of child mortality worldwide. Very few studies have explored the predictive value of Proadrenomedullin and Copeptin in pediatric severe pneumonia and bacteremia. METHODS Proadrenomedullin and Copeptin were assessed as predictors for complicated community-acquired pneumonia (bacteremia, empyema) in 88 children aged 0 to 16 years pres...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1095-5