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Umbilical cord blood procalcitonin level in early neonatal infections: a 4-year university hospital cohort study
This article describes a study of procalcitonin (PCT) measured in cord blood as a discriminating marker of early-onset neonatal infection. This was a monocenter retrospective study with prospective collection ...
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Umbilical cord blood procalcitonin as a risk factor for mortality in very premature infants
Fetal inflammatory response syndrome is implicated as a cause of fetal or neonatal injury. We analyzed the relationship between the procalcitonin umbilical cord blood level and neonatal outcome. A total of 237...
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Healthcare-associated infection prevention in pediatric intensive care units: a review
The objective of this review was to summarize the current knowledge base on the prevention of nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a cruc...
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A new procalcitonin cord-based algorithm in early-onset neonatal infection: for a change of paradigm
Diagnostic of early-onset neonatal infection (EONI) remains an emergency. Recent studies underline the potential benefit of using Procalcitonin (PCT) in early diagnosis of bacterial infections in neonates. The...