Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen by a rapid immunochromatographic assay in urine samples

J Domanguez, N Gal, S Blanco, P Pedroso, C Prat… - Chest, 2001 - Elsevier
Study objectives: Evaluation of a newly available rapid(15 min) immunochromatographic
membrane test (ICT) to detectStreptococcus pneumoniae in urine samples, in order toassess …

Serum procalcitonin level and other biological markers to distinguish between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in children: a European multicenter case cohort study

…, DA Aygun, A Martinot, C Prat… - … of pediatrics & …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To validate procalcitonin (PCT) level as the best biological marker to distinguish
between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in children in the emergency department. Design …

A new staphylococcal anti-inflammatory protein that antagonizes the formyl peptide receptor-like 1

C Prat, J Bestebroer, CJC de Haas… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Bacteria have developed mechanisms to escape the first line of host defense, which is
constituted by the recruitment of phagocytes to the sites of bacterial invasion. We previously …

Comparison of two commercially available gamma interferon blood tests for immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis

…, C Milà, S Blanco, MÁ Jiménez, C Prat… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
We evaluated the T-SPOT.TB and Quantiferon-TB Gold In tube (QFN-G-IT) tests for diagnosing
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. T-SPOT.TB was more sensitive than QFN-G-IT in …

Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and leukocyte count in children with lower respiratory tract infection

C Prat, J Domínguez, C Rodrigo… - The Pediatric …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background. Lower respiratory tract infection is the most common infection leading to
unnecessary antibiotic treatment in children. Etiologic diagnosis is not immediately achieved, and …

Community-acquired pneumonia. New guidelines of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)

…, A Torres, J Aspa, A Capelastegui, C Prat… - Archivos de …, 2010 - Elsevier
This new update of the recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic
Surgery (SEPAR) was written for the purpose of broadening the knowledge on community…

Evaluation of procalcitonin, neopterin, C-reactive protein, IL-6 and IL-8 as a diagnostic marker of infection in patients with febrile neutropenia

C Prat, JM Sancho, J Domínguez, B Xicoy… - Leukemia & …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Infectious complications in neutropenic patients are a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
Clinical signs are unspecific and fever can be attributed to other causes. Inflammatory …

Value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and neopterin in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Lacoma, C Prat, F Andreo, L Lores… - … journal of chronic …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The identification of biological markers in order to assess different aspects of COPD
is an area of growing interest. The objective of this study was to investigate whether levels …

Elevated serum procalcitonin values correlate with renal scarring in children with urinary tract infection

C Prat, J Domínguez, C Rodrigo… - The Pediatric …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background. Urinary tract infection (UTI) in young children carries the risk of parenchymal
damage and sequelae. The location of the infection within the urinary tract influences …

Distinguishing between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in children: European comparison of two clinical decision rules

…, B Korczowski, DA Aygun, A Martinot, C Prat… - Archives of disease in …, 2010 - adc.bmj.com
Background Clinical decision rules (CDRs) could be helpful to safely distinguish between
bacterial and aseptic meningitis (AM). Objective To compare the performance of two of these …