The value of procalcitonin in diagnosis of neonatal infection
10.3760/cma.i.issn.1673-4408.2012.01.010
- VernacularTitle:降钙素原对新生儿感染的诊断价值
- Author:
Huaxue QI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Procalcitonin;
Newborn;
Infection
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2012;39(1):34-36
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Neonatal infection is one of the important reasons for newborns mortality.The current diagnosis indicators of neonatal infection have differences in the sensitivity and specificity,respectively.In recent years,procalcitonin (PCT) is widely used in the diagnosis of various infectious diseases.Studies showed that the PCT had higher sensitivity and specificity in the early diagnosis of neonatal infection.Serum PCT level is associated with the severity of neonatal infection,the development and the prognosis of the disease.It can be used to evaluate the effect of treatment and the prognosis.During the period of neonatal,the serum PCT is not affected by the level of maternal and the acute inflammatory response which caused by injuries and asphyxia,and it is associated with the severity of newborn bacterial infection.PCT has special significance to the diagnosis of neonatal infection.
