The combination of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein or presepsin alone improves the accuracy of diagnosis of neonatal sepsis: a meta-analysis and systematic review

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality; therefore, the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is essential. METHOD: Our aim was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin combined with C-reactive protein (PCT +...

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Autores principales: Ruan, Lin, Chen, Guan-Yu, Liu, Zhen, Zhao, Yun, Xu, Guang-Yu, Li, Shu-Fang, Li, Chun-Ni, Chen, Lin-Shan, Tao, Zheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30463590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2236-1

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