C reactive protein and procalcitonin: Reference intervals for preterm and term newborns during the early neonatal period

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1053-1059

  Chiesa, Claudio ^a,b   Natale, Fabio ^b   Pascone, Roberto ^b   Osborn, John F ^b   Pacifico, Lucia ^a,b   Bonci, Enea ^b   De Curtis, Mario ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Early neonatal period; Preterm newborn; Procalcitonin; Reference intervals; Term newborn

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERM BIRTH;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955002998     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.02.020     Document Type: Article

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