Procalcitonin at 12–36 hours of fever for prediction of invasive bacterial infections in hospitalized febrile neonates

Procalcitonin at 12–36 hours of fever for prediction of invasive bacterial infections in hospitalized febrile neonates

AimWe aimed to investigate the performance of procalcitonin (PCT) assay between 12 and 36 h after onset of fever (PCT H12-H36) to predict invasive bacterial infection (IBI) (ie, meningitis and/or bacteremia) in febrile neonates.MethodsWe retrospectively included all febrile neonates hospitalized in...

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Main Authors: Anne-Sophie Romain, Romain Guedj, Anais Chosidow, Nicolas Mediamolle, Aurélie Schnuriger, Sophie Vimont, Charlène Ferrandiz, Nicolas Robin, Marie-Hélène Odièvre, Emmanuel Grimprel, Mathie Lorrot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
neonates
procalcitonin
invasive bacterial infection
fever
antibiotics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.968207/full

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