Procalcitonin and valuable clinical symptoms in the early detection of neonatal late-onset bacterial infection

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-25

  Bohnhorst, Bettina ^a   Lange, Matthias ^a   Bartels, Dorothee B ^b   Bejo, Levente ^a   Hoy, Ludwig ^a   Peter, Corinna ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feeding intolerance; Neonatal bacterial infection; Procalcitonin; Prolonged capillary refill; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROCALCITONIN;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY FLUID; BRADYCARDIA; CAPILLARY REFILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGE OF ONSET; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CAPILLARIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 82955195417     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02438.x     Document Type: Article

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