%0 Journal Article
%T Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Invasive Bacterial Pneumonia Diagnosis among Children in Mozambique, a Malaria-Endemic Area
%A N¨²ria D¨ªez-Padrisa
%A Quique Bassat
%A Sonia Machevo
%A Lloren£¿ Quint¨®
%A Luis Morais
%A Tacilta Nhampossa
%A Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo
%A Antoni Torres
%A Pedro L. Alonso
%A Anna Roca
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0013226
%X Pneumonia is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are used in developed countries to differentiate between viral and bacterial causes of pneumonia. Validity of these markers needs to be further explored in Africa.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0013226