Procalcitonin Level and Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

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

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Key information

Conditions

Bacterial Infections Arthritis Arthritis, Infectious Bacteremia Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Infectious Cellulitis Connective Tissue Diseases Ear Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Infections Inflammation Joint Diseases Lobar Pneumonia Lung Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Mastoiditis Meningitis Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuroinflammatory Diseases Osteomyelitis Otitis Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Sepsis Septic Arthritis Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Suppuration Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Urinary Tract Infection Urinary Tract Infections Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Age range

3 day–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, Pob 3235, 91031, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Positive blood, urine, synovial, bone, pleural effusion, abscess or CSF culture
Cellulitis, lobar pneumonia, osteomyelitis,

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

time to defervescence

Time frame: discharge

Secondary outcomes

length of hospitalization

Time frame: discharge

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

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Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2008
First posted: Jul 14, 2008
Registry last updated: May 18, 2011

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