Umbilical Cord Blood Serum Procalcitonin Concentration in the Diagnosis of Early Neonatal Infection
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Umbilical cord blood procalcitonin and C reactive protein concentrations as markers for early diagnosis of very early onset neonatal infection.
Procalcitonin (PCT) and C reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in umbilical cord blood of 197 neonates were measured to evaluate their value as markers of infection. Sixteen of the neonates were infected. The sensitivity, specificity, and negative and positive predictive values were respectively 87.5%, 98.7%, 87.5%, and 98.7% for PCT and 50%, 97%, 67%, and 94% for CRP. Serum PCT in cord blood ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210885