C-reactive protein versus erythrocyte sedimentation rate, white blood cell count and alkaline phosphatase in diagnosing bacteraemia in bone and joint infections

Markus Pääkkönen, Markku J. T. Kallio, Pentti E. Kallio, Heikki Peltola

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Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Volume49
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)E189-E192
Number of pages4
ISSN1034-4810
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

  • bacteraemia
  • CRP
  • ESR
  • osteomyelitis
  • septic arthritis
  • sepsis
  • ACUTE HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS
  • COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED SEPSIS
  • SEPTIC ARTHRITIS
  • ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT
  • DEXAMETHASONE THERAPY
  • STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS
  • EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT
  • DOUBLE-BLIND
  • CHILDREN
  • CHILDHOOD
  • 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics

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