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Procalcitonin Level and Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

NCT00714402 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purposes of this study are:

1. To determine whether procalcitonin level at admission of pediatric patients with bacterial infections can be used as a marker for prediction of defervescence and hospitalization length
2. To examine the kinetics of procalcitonin in pediatric patients with bacterial infections and persistent fever

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yechiel Schlesinger, MD · Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Days
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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