Significance of Serum Procalcitonin Level in the Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
Background: Sepsis in neonates presents itself with non-specific clinical features which makes early diagnosis difficult. However, procalcitonin (PCT) and other inflammatory markers have recently been considered as sensitive markers for the early detection of neonatal sepsis. Therefore, the present...
Main Authors: | Raid M. R. Umran, Jasim M Hashim, Husam Jameel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2020-08-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Neonatology |
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Online Access: | http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_15712_e4315ff38b6f493bb3c92aa6b2283511.pdf |
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