Procalcitonin as a Marker of Neonatal Sepsis in Intensive Care Units

Background: The appropriateness of using serum levels ofprocalcotonin (PCT) for early diagnosis of newborn sepsis isstill controversial. Therefore, the objective of the present studywas to compare the usefulness of PCT with those of serumlevels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell(WBC) c...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Ibrahim Aboud, Maher Mohammed Ali Waise, Louai Abedalarazak Shakerdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/35_3_05-Dr.%20Aboud.pdf931894956.pdf