Cord blood presepsin as a predictor of early-onset neonatal sepsis in term and preterm newborns

Cord blood presepsin as a predictor of early-onset neonatal sepsis in term and preterm newborns

Abstract Background To date, no studies on presepsin values in cord blood of term infants with risk factors for early-onset sepsis (EOS) are available, whereas only one study reported presepsin values in cord blood of preterm infants at risk. In this study, we investigated the presepsin values in co...

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Main Authors: Francesca Priolo, Luca Maggio, Simona Fattore, Marta Tedesco, Domenico Umberto De Rose, Alessandro Perri, Giorgia Prontera, Roberto Chioma, Annamaria Sbordone, Maria Letizia Patti, Giovanni Vento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Presepsin
Neonatal sepsis
Newborn
Antibiotic therapy
Biomarker
Cord blood
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01420-z

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