Values of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and Staphylococcus-specific PCR in neonatal late-onset sepsis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1218-1223

  Makhoul, Imad R ^a,b   Yacoub, Afeefi ^a   Smolkin, Tatiana ^a   Sujov, Polo ^a   Kassis, Imad ^a   Sprecher, Hannah ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; C reactive protein; Complete blood count; Newborn infant; PCR; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PROCALCITONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AGE OF ONSET; BLOOD CELL COUNT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33748878798     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600554250     Document Type: Article

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