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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2010-09-01
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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 |