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