Procalcitonin in the Febrile Paediatric Populatio

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• Conditions: Paediatric Infections; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000972729
• Lead Sponsor: Ruth Jusaitis

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

Patients from 0-18 years of age (including those <90 day corrected gestational age)
Febrile with an axillary or rectal temperature > 38 in emergency department or at home.
Clinician suspicion of a bacterial infection.
Blood cultures, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white cell count taken.

Exclusion Criteria

Antibiotics within the past 48 hours (including prior to intrahospital transfer)
Absence of fever by reliable method of measurement
Absence of relevant tests (1+ of blood culture, procalcitonin, white cell count, C-reactive protein)
Age > 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified