Procalcitonin is not sufficiently reliable to be the sole marker of neonatal sepsis of nosocomial origin

• Main Authors: Moro Serrano Manuel (Author), Belaustegui Cueto Antonio (Author), Sánchez Luna Manuel (Author), García del Río Manuel (Author), Narbona López Eduardo (Author), Krauel Vidal Xavier (Author), Coto Cotallo Gil (Author), Fernández Colomer Belén (Author), Roqués Serradilla Vicente (Author), Pérez Solís David (Author), López Sastre José (Author), Urbón Artero Alfonso (Author), Álvaro Iglesias Emilio (Author), Cotero Lavín Ángel (Author), Martínez Vilalta Eduardo (Author), Jiménez Cobos Bartolomé (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has recently been suggested that serum procalcitonin (PCT) is of value in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, with varying results. The aim of this prospective multicenter study was to assess the usefulness of PCT as a marker of neo...