Role of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein in the Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis

• Main Authors: Sumedha Yadav (Author), Mumtaz Sharif (Author), Amit Saxena (Author), Shital Kolhe (Author), Divyani Dhole (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Introduction: Neonatal Sepsis (NS) is responsible for 30-50% of total neonatal deaths in developing countries. Blood culture is gold standard diagnostic test but has a low yield and is the time consuming. C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Procalcitonin (PCT) are commonly used for diagnosis of sepsis. Aim...