Procalcitonin as a marker for the early diagnosis of neonatal infection

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 570-573

  Gendrel, D ^a   Assicot, M ^a   Raymond, J ^a   Moulin, F ^a   Francoual, C ^a   Badoual, J ^a   Bohuon, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; PROCALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029883528     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70374-8     Document Type: Article

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