Procalcitonin Level and Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

Procalcitonin Level as a Prognostic Marker and Its' Kinetics in Children With Bacterial Infections

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00714402

Enrollment

Registered

2008-07-14

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2011-05-18

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Conditions

Bacteremia, Bacterial Infections, Cellulitis, Lobar Pneumonia, Mastoiditis, Meningitis, Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, Urinary Tract Infection

Keywords

UTI

Brief summary

The purposes of this study are: 1. To determine whether procalcitonin level at admission of pediatric patients with bacterial infections can be used as a marker for prediction of defervescence and hospitalization length 2. To examine the kinetics of procalcitonin in pediatric patients with bacterial infections and persistent fever

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Days to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Positive blood, urine, synovial, bone, pleural effusion, abscess or CSF culture * Cellulitis, lobar pneumonia, osteomyelitis,

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
time to defervescence	discharge

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
length of hospitalization	discharge

Countries

Israel

Outcome results