Diagnostic Accuracy Of Procalcitonin Superior To C-Reactive Protein For Identifying Invasive Bacterial Infections In Febrile Infants, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/15, Barowski) reports, “The diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin is superior to that of C-reactive protein (CRP) for identifying invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants, according to study results published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.” In the study, “for the detection of invasive bacterial infections, the researchers noted significantly higher partial area under the curve (AUC) values for procalcitonin (0.72; 95% CI, 0.56-0.79) than for CRP (0.28; 95% CI, 0.17-0.61; P =.016).”