Clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin level in distinguishing between Kawasaki disease and other infections in febrile children.

CONCLUSION: PCT levels may help to differentiate KD from bacterial infections. A combination of disease markers, including ESR, CRP, and PCT, may be useful for differentiating between KD and viral/bacterial infections. PMID: 28461824 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research