Umbilical Cord Procalcitonin to Detect Early-Onset Sepsis in Newborns: A Promising Biomarker

Background: Up to 7% of neonates born in high-income countries receive antibiotics for suspected early-onset sepsis (EOS). Culture-proven neonatal sepsis has a prevalence of 0.2%, suggesting considerable overtreatment. We studied the diagnostic accuracy of umbilical cord blood and infant blood proca...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Pediatrics
Main Authors:	O. R. E. Dongen, L. M. van Leeuwen, P. K. de Groot, K. Vollebregt, I. Schiering, B. A. Wevers, S. M. Euser, M. A. van Houten
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Subjects:	procalcitonin early-onset sepsis neonatal infection umbilical cord blood antibiotic stewardship
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.779663/full