Comparative analysis of CRP and PCT as biomarkers for early diagnosis of pediatric septic arthritis: superior performance of CRP
Our findings substantiate the substantial superiority of CRP for the early detection and preliminary alert of pediatric septic arthritis. However, due to the small sample size, its significant advantage over procalcitonin (PCT) requires confirmation in larger studies.
Authors
- Kainan Lin
- Pengling Yu
- Hui Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5423-6989)
- XU Wen-chen
- X Wang
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Fujian Women and Children Hospital (CN)
- Fuzhou Second Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1582978
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province