Procalcitonin vs. the combination of micro-erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein for diagnosing neonatal bacterial sepsis

• Main Authors: Afifa Ramadanti (Author), Renya Hiasinta (Author), Herman Bermawi (Author), Erial Bahar (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Given the high rates of mortality and morbidity in neonatal sepsis, rapid, easy-to-use, and inexpensive biomarkers with high sensitivity and specificity are needed to diagnose neonatal sepsis. Procalcitonin is often used as a predictor in identifying neonatal sepsis, but C-reactive protei...