Early Inflammatory Markers for the Diagnosis of Late-Onset Sepsis in Neonates: The Nosodiag Study

• Main Authors: Laurence Dillenseger (Author), Claire Langlet (Author), Silvia Iacobelli (Author), Thomas Lavaux (Author), Charline Ratomponirina (Author), Marc Labenne (Author), Dominique Astruc (Author), François Severac (Author), Jean Bernard Gouyon (Author), Pierre Kuhn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Early diagnosis is essential to improve the treatment and prognosis of newborn infants with nosocomial bacterial infections. Although cytokines and procalcitonin (PCT) have been evaluated as early inflammatory markers, their diagnostic properties have rarely been compared.Objectives: Thi...