Elevated C-Reactive Protein With Normal Leukocytes Count Among Children With Fever.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Zuabi, Tarek; Scheuerman, Oded; Dizitzer, Yotam; Amarilyo, Gil; Abu, Mor; Goldberg, Lotem; Goldberg, Bar; Shirman, Nina; Vardi, Yoav; Levinsky, Yoel
- Source
- Pediatrics. Dec2022, Vol. 150 Issue 6, p1-4. 5p.
- Subject
- *ANTIBIOTICS
*C-reactive protein
*INTENSIVE care units
*ESCHERICHIA coli
*HOSPITAL emergency services
*FEVER
*ACADEMIC medical centers
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*TERTIARY care
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*PEDIATRICS
*STREPTOCOCCUS
*COMPARATIVE studies
*LEUKOCYTE count
*STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus
*BACTERIAL diseases
*ROUTINE diagnostic tests
*LONGITUDINAL method
*HOSPITAL care of children
*ENTERITIS
*PROBABILITY theory
*SYMPTOMS
*CHILDREN
*ADOLESCENCE
- Language
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
The article provides information on study which estimated the prevalence of elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) with normal leukocytes count among pediatric patients with fever. Topics discussed include methodology of the study, results of white blood cell count (WBC)/CRP discordance analysis, and limitations of the study.