Serum Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic Biomarker for Bacterial Infection in Febrile Children

Osama Y Safdar^1*, Abdulmalik A Alghamdi², Duaa F Jastaniyyah², Daniya O Abdouh², Feras L AlKindi², Khuld A Saeedi², Hanin M Barhameen², Ela L Al Turkistani², Dina S Bashammakh², Shahad M Daali², Ahmed M Almsoudi², Samaher A Sukkar², Salma O Al-Amoudi², Lama A Rayyis², Afnan A Hadadi² and Bashair M Ibrahim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Hosptial Pediatric Altahlia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

²College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^*Corresponding Author: Osama Y Safdar, Assistant Professor of Pediatric, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO BOX 14071, Post Code 14071, Hosptial Pediatric Altahlia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tel: 966505620849 Email: