Potential Impact of Umbilical-Cord-Blood Procalcitonin-Based Algorithm on Antibiotics Exposure in Neonates With Suspected Early-Onset Sepsis

• Main Authors: Noémie Huetz (Author), Elise Launay (Author), Géraldine Gascoin (Author), Bertrand Leboucher (Author), Christophe Savagner (Author), Jean B. Muller (Author), Sophie Denizot (Author), Cécile Boscher (Author), Jocelyne Caillon (Author), Damien Masson (Author), Christèle Gras Le Guen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: The incidence of early-onset neonatal infection has greatly decreased, but a new diagnostic approach is needed to avoid overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The aim of this study was to assess the potential impact of an algorithm incorporating umbilical-cord-blood procalcitonin (PCT) level on n...