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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 42, 2010 - Issue 9
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Original Article

Procalcitonin is useful in identifying bacteraemia among children with pneumonia

Cristiana M. Nascimento-Carvalho Paediatrics Department, Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine, SalvadorCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria-Regina A. Cardoso Epidemiology Department, Faculty of Public Health, São Paulo University, São Paulo
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Aldina Barral Pathology Department, Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine and Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Muniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador
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César A. Araújo-Neto Image Diagnosis Department, Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine, Salvador, Brazil
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Sylvie Guerin Paris Descartes University–St Vincent-Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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Annika Saukkoriipi National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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Mika Paldanius National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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Raija Vainionpää Virology
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Pierre Lebon Paris Descartes University–St Vincent-Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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Maija Leinonen National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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Olli Ruuskanen Paediatrics Department at University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Dominique Gendrel Paris Descartes University–St Vincent-Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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Pages 644-649 | Received 12 Jan 2010, Accepted 20 Mar 2010, Published online: 03 May 2010

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