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

• Main Authors: Francesca Priolo (Author), Luca Maggio (Author), Simona Fattore (Author), Marta Tedesco (Author), Domenico Umberto De Rose (Author), Alessandro Perri (Author), Giorgia Prontera (Author), Roberto Chioma (Author), Annamaria Sbordone (Author), Maria Letizia Patti (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...