Neonatal Sepsis Biomarkers: A Prospective Validation Study of Presepsin and Procalcitonin

Mensah KA; Fernández CR; Patel D

doi:10.7759/aams.2026.1193

AAMS Pediatrics · Vol. 7 · Issue 3 · 2026-03-01

Neonatal Sepsis Biomarkers: A Prospective Validation Study of Presepsin and Procalcitonin

Mensah KA, Fernández CR, Patel D

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana; Hospital de Clínicas de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

DOI: 10.7759/aams.2026.1193

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Abstract

Prospective validation study comparing the diagnostic accuracy of presepsin and procalcitonin for early detection of neonatal sepsis in 890 neonates admitted to three NICUs.

Keywords: neonatal sepsis, biomarkers, presepsin, procalcitonin

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