Procalcitonin in Preterm Neonates: A Different Threshold and Prolonged Interpretation

• Main Authors: Blandine Bianco (Author), Bérengère François-Garret (Author), Marine Butin (Author), Cyril Dalmasso (Author), Florence Casagrande (Author), Mostafa Mokhtari (Author), Sergio Eleni Dit Trolli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To evaluate the positive threshold of PCT for neonates of <32 weeks of gestation for the diagnosis of early-onset sepsis and to determine if the level of PCT collected within 6 h of life could be used.Design: Retrospective and bicentric study from May 2016 to April 2018.Setting: Two g...