Evaluation of procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker in neonatal sepsis

• Main Authors: Marie Victor Pravin Charles (Author), Ramakrishnan Kalaivani (Author), Soma Venkatesh (Author), Arunava Kali (Author), Kunigal Srinivasiah Seetha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Neonatal sepsis is an early infection occurring within 28 days of the postnatal life. It has nonspecific signs and symptoms which make the diagnosis cumbersome. It inflicts an increase in morbidity and mortality among neonates. Procalcitonin (PCT) is yet another acute phase reactant, which...