Can Presepsin Be Valuable in Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Exposure after Birth?

Can Presepsin Be Valuable in Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Exposure after Birth?

Background: Due to a lack of rapid, accurate diagnostic tools for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) at the initial suspicion, infants are often unnecessarily given antibiotics directly after birth. We aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of presepsin for EOS before antibiotic initiation and to...

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Main Authors: Thomas H. Dierikx, Henriëtte van Laerhoven, Sophie R. D. van der Schoor, Charlotte M. Nusman, Claire A. M. Lutterman, Roos J. S. Vliegenthart, Tim G. J. de Meij, Marc A. Benninga, Wes Onland, Anton H. van Kaam, Douwe H. Visser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
early-onset neonatal sepsis
presepsin
diagnosis
antibiotics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/4/695

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