Procalcitonin at 12-36 hours of fever for prediction of invasive bacterial infections in hospitalized febrile neonates

• Main Authors: Anne-Sophie Romain (Author), Romain Guedj (Author), Anais Chosidow (Author), Nicolas Mediamolle (Author), Aurélie Schnuriger (Author), Sophie Vimont (Author), Charlène Ferrandiz (Author), Nicolas Robin (Author), Marie-Hélène Odièvre (Author), Emmanuel Grimprel (Author), Mathie Lorrot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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AimWe aimed to investigate the performance of procalcitonin (PCT) assay between 12 and 36 h after onset of fever (PCT H12-H36) to predict invasive bacterial infection (IBI) (ie, meningitis and/or bacteremia) in febrile neonates.MethodsWe retrospectively included all febrile neonates hospitalized in...