- Recommendation ID
- NG143/03
- Question
Diagnosis: The GDG recommends that a UK study of the performance characteristics and cost-effectiveness of procalcitonin versus C-reactive protein in identifying serious bacterial infection in children with fever without apparent source be carried out.
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management
- Number
- NG143
- Date issued
- November 2019
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 30/11/2021 |