Salivary C-Reactive Protein: A Non-Invasive Alternative to Serum CRP in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis
Salivary CRP is a promising non-invasive biomarker for diagnosing acute appendicitis in children, demonstrating diagnostic performance closely comparable to that of serum CRP and acceptable agreement between the two measures. This method may reduce the need for invasive blood sampling and streamline early evaluation in pediatric emergency settings.
Authors
- Ana Jerončić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1621-1956)
- Jakov Meštrović
- Davor Todorić
- Daniela Šupe‐Domić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5584-3182)
- Tomislav Barić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-3800)
- Zenon Pogorelić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-720X)
- Lada Stanišić
- Klaudio Pjer Milunović
Institutions
- University of Split (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecules
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30163392
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.27