| Autor: |
Vinod, Gunasekaran, Nita, Radhakrishnan, Veronique, Dinand, Anupam, Sachdeva |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Indian pediatrics. 53(12) |
| ISSN: |
0974-7559 |
| Popis: |
To evaluate the role of serum procalcitonin (PCT) level at admission in predicting significant infections and deaths among children on chemotherapy presenting with fever.Children with clinically significant (CSI) and microbiologically documented (MDI) infections were identified using standard definitions. Association of PCT with CSI, MDI and mortality was analyzed.We evaluated 821 febrile episodes in 316 children. CSI, MDI and deaths were seen in 40.9%, 20.1% and 2.9%, respectively. PCT levels ranged from 0.05-560ng/mL. Median PCT was higher in episodes with CSI (0.80 vs. 0.28) and MDI (0.71 vs. 0.34) (P0.001). PCT ≥0.7ng/mL optimally predicted CSI (AUC-0.740) and MDI (AUC-0.636). Relative risk of mortality for PCT ≥5ng/mL was 7.1. PCT ≥0.7ng/mL had poor sensitivity (45-55%) but good specificity and NPV (70-90%). PCT was elevated in nearly half of documented viral and fungal infections.PCT predicts significant infections and mortality in pediatric oncology but it has poor sensitivity to guide clinical decisions. |
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