Procalcitonin: Levels in newborns and as an indicator in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis;Yenidoǧanlarda prokalsitonin düzeyleri ve sepsis tanisindaki yeri

Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Dergisi

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-89

  Aygün, Canan ^a   Oran, Olcay ^a   Portakal, Oytun ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Newborn; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

EID: 0038608687     PISSN: 00100161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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