Procalcitonin-Based Antibiotic Use for Neonatal Early-Onset Bacterial Infections: Pre- and Post-Intervention Clinical Study

• Main Authors: Hidetoshi Go (Author), Nobuhiko Nagano (Author), Yuki Sato (Author), Daichi Katayama (Author), Koichiro Hara (Author), Takuya Akimoto (Author), Takayuki Imaizumi (Author), Ryoji Aoki (Author), Midori Hijikata (Author), Ayako Seimiya (Author), Aya Okahashi (Author), Ichiro Morioka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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We previously reported the 95th percentile cutoff value of the serum procalcitonin (PCT) reference curve for diagnosing early-onset bacterial infection. We aimed to verify the effectivity of these novel diagnostic criteria by comparing antibiotic use and incidence of early-onset bacterial infection...