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  Role of Serum Procalcitonin as a marker of neonatal sepsis
  Author(s): Pradeep Kumar Gupta
  
  Abstract Background: Despite the advances in perinatal and neonatal care and use of newer potent antibiotics, the incidence of neonatal sepsis remains high and the outcome is still severe. Objective: To study the ROLE OF SERUM PROCALCITONIN AS A MARKER OF NEONATAL SEPSIS and To compare procalcitonin with CRP as a diagnostic marker for neonatal sepsis. Methodology: Hospital Based prospective observational study.50 neonates (preterm &term) with clinically suspected sepsis were studied during 1 year from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 in Chaitanaya Hospital Chandigarh. Conventional sepsis workup was done in all cases and the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis was proved based on the results of blood culture. The serum Procalcitonin was measured by quantitative Enzyme linked iimunofluroscence assay and the results were compared to.. View More»
  

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