Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide for Identifying Pediatric Bacterial Musculoskeletal Infections
Although biochemically related, CGRP was not correlated with procalcitonin in children undergoing evaluation for a MSKI. Our exploratory pilot highlights the ongoing need for novel biomarkers for the accurate and timely identification of children with a MSKI.
Authors
- Ron L. Kaplan
- Mark D. Kellogg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1868-2153)
- Lise E. Nigrovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-3997)
- Daping Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3104-1943)
- Isaac M Chiu
- Caroline G. Kahane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0822-0548)
- Joseph A. Majzoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4983-5143)
- Todd W. Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-1070)
- Andrea T. Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-8440)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- University of Washington (US)
- Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CN)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003520
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00