NCT00714402

Procalcitonin Level and Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

Procalcitonin Level as a Prognostic Marker and Its' Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shaare Zedek Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Days – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

• Bacterial Infections
• Bacteremia
• Meningitis
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Mastoiditis
• Lobar Pneumonia
• Septic Arthritis
• Cellulitis
• Osteomyelitis

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-08-01
• First posted: 2008-07-14
• Last updated: 2011-05-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel