Rolul reactanților de faza acută în etiologia infecțiilor virale și bacteriene

Authors

  • Cristina Zavarache Spitalul Clinic de Copii Braşov, România
  • Oana Falup Pecurariu Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România
  • Mihai Neamțu Spitalul Clinic de Copii Sibiu, România; Universitatea Lucian Blaga, Sibiu, România

Keywords:

children, virus, bacterial infection, inflammatory tests

Abstract

Infections continue to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality despite major progresses in this field. The aim of this study is to analyse inflammatory tests based on infection’s type. We performed a retrospective study based on 74 children with viral infections and 40 with bacterial infection. The main conclusion is that C-reactive protein is has the higher sensibility and specificity compared with other inflammatory tests.

Author Biographies

Oana Falup Pecurariu, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Facultatea de Medicină

Mihai Neamțu, Spitalul Clinic de Copii Sibiu, România; Universitatea Lucian Blaga, Sibiu, România

Facultatea de Medicină

Published

2010-01-04

Issue

No. 4 (2008)

Section

Studii originale