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Reliability of procalcitonin in neonatology. Experience in 59 preterm newborns.
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Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine . Oct2009 Supplement 3, Vol. 22, p96-101. 6p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as an interesting marker in the diagnosis, prognosis, and response to treatment of patient with neonatal sepsis. Fifty-nine neonates (34 males and 25 females) with a mean gestational age of ∼31 weeks and a mean weight of about 1750 g admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Cagliari (Italy) were evaluated in controls and in infected neonates, before and after 48 h of life. From our experience it emerges that PCT is a marker of early and late neonatal sepsis which is reliable in preterm neonates. A cut-off of 0.5 ng/ml starting from the third day of life appears to be capable of ensuring good test sensitivity and specificity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14767058
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 44375588
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14767050903195450