Procalcitonin as a marker for the early diagnosis of neonatal infection

Serum procalcitonin was determined in newborn infants at the time of admission to the pediatrics or obstetrics unit. Increased levels were found in all neonates with bacterial sepsis. Neonates with viral infection, bacterial colonization, or neonatal distress had normal or slightly increased levels....

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Published inThe Journal of pediatrics Vol. 128; no. 4; pp. 570 - 573
Main Authors Gendrel, Dominique, Assicot, Marcel, Raymond, Josette, Moulin, Florence, Francoual, Christine, Badoual, Jean, Bohuon, Claude
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.04.1996
Elsevier
Subjects
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial Infections - blood
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers - blood
Calcitonin - blood
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Glycoproteins - blood
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Prospective Studies
Protein Precursors - blood
Sepsis - blood
Virus Diseases - blood
CRP
ProCT
CSF
Human
Septicemia
Biological marker
Exploration
Calcitonine gene related peptide
Blood plasma
Infection
Newborn diseases
Newborn
Metabolic precursor
Calcitonin
Bacteriosis
Diagnosis
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Summary:Serum procalcitonin was determined in newborn infants at the time of admission to the pediatrics or obstetrics unit. Increased levels were found in all neonates with bacterial sepsis. Neonates with viral infection, bacterial colonization, or neonatal distress had normal or slightly increased levels. These data suggest that procalcitonin might be of value in diagnosing neonatal sepsis. (J P EDIATR 1996;128:570-3)
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ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70374-8