A groundbreaking UK study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) ...

A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures (spinal taps), according to new findings from a major international study ...

Compared with usual care, procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy does not reduce the duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with bacterial infections, shows a new trial ...