Procalcitonin use in febrile children attending European emergency departments: a prospective multicenter study

Actual PCT use in febrile children at European EDs is limited and varies largely between hospitals. Possible explanations include lack of guidelines, limited availability, higher costs and lack of readiness to adapt new clinical strategies.

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BMC Pediatrics
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2025-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05483-1
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3
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Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
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Abstract

Actual PCT use in febrile children at European EDs is limited and varies largely between hospitals. Possible explanations include lack of guidelines, limited availability, higher costs and lack of readiness to adapt new clinical strategies.

BMC PediatricsVol. 25(1)
University of Liverpool (GB), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR), Medical University of Graz (AT), Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI), Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep (NL), Children's Clinical University Hospital (LV), Great North Children's Hospital (GB), Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL), Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital (GR), Imperial College London (GB), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE), Newcastle University (GB)
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust/Institute of Cancer Research, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Imperial College London, Newcastle University, European Commission, Servicio Gallego de Salud
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