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Scand. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2007
The use of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of late-onset infection in neonatal intensive care unit patients.
- Betrand Isidor, Gaelle Caillaux, Valérie Gilquin, Virgine Loubersac, Jocelyne Caillon, Jean Christophe Roze, and Christèle Gras-le Guen.
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Chu Nantes, Nantes, France.
- Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2007 Jan 1; 39 (11-12): 1063-6.
AbstractWe evaluated the semi-quantitative procalcitonin level for diagnosing late-onset infections in 176 neonates. Using a cut-off level of 0.5 ng/ml, the sensitivity was 84.4%+/-0.19, specificity was 93.9%+/-0.04, positive predictive value was 82.6%+/-0.1, and negative predictive value was 94.6%+/-0.04. Procalcitonin could be a useful marker of late-onset infection in neonates.
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