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Serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker of neonatal sepsis

In Ho Park, Seung Hyun Lee, Seung Taek Yu, Yeon Kyun Oh

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(10):451-456. Published online October 31, 2014

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Purpose

We evaluated serum procalcitonin (PCT) as a diagnostic marker of neonatal sepsis, and compared PCT levels with C-reactive protein (CRP) levels.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 269 neonates with a suspected infection, admitted to Wonkwang University School of Medicine & Hospital between January 2011 and December 2012, for whom PCT and CRP values had been obtained. Neonates were categorized...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2014.57.10.451

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