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Original Article
Neonatology (Perinatology)
Diagnostic and prognostic value of proadrenomedullin in neonatal sepsis
Sameh Samir Fahmey, Heba Mostafa, Noha Abd Elhafeez, Heba Hussain
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2018;61(5):156-159.   Published online May 28, 2018
Purpose

Sepsis is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is a major problem because of the lack of specific clinical signs. Therefore, a reliable diagnostic marker is needed to guide the use of antimicrobial agents. The objective of our study was to assess the value of proadrenomedullin (pro-ADM) in establishing the diagnosis and evaluating the prognosis of...