To investigate the role of the triple combination serum heparin‐binding protein (HBP),
procalcitonin (PCT), and C‐reactive protein (CRP) in children with acute bacterial upper …

Background Respiratory tract infection (RTI) is one of the most common diseases worldwide,
and its incidence is rising year by year due to environmental pollution. Sputum culture …

Blood infection is one of the causes of morbidity in hospitalized patients. While some
scholars have identified procalcitonin (PCT) as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of …

Background There is a lack of studies comparing PCT, CRP and WBC levels in the
differential diagnosis of acute bacterial, viral, and mycoplasmal respiratory tract infections. It …

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-six children with severe pneumonia were enrolled from
Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of our hospital and divided into two …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is encoded by CRP or PTX1 gene and procalcitonin (PCT) is
produced by the CALC-1 gene induction. Both PCT and CRP are known as valued …

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) due to infection is an important cause of
morbidity and mortality in children. The present prospective observational study aimed to …

Objective. To study the clinical values and implications for the prognosis of procalcitonin
(PCT) combined with C‐reactive protein (hs‐CRP) in patients with bacterial bloodstream …

Purpose Heparin-binding protein (HBP) is a novel biomarker for inflammatory diseases. This
study aimed to investigate the role of serum HBP in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) …

Background It is possible that neonates with pneumonia also have unrecognized sepsis.
Identifying sepsis in neonates with pneumonia may cause some trouble for clinicians. This …