Lack of specificity of procalcitonin for sepsis diagnosis in premature infants

Lancet. 1998 Apr 18;351(9110):1211-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79165-0.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Calcitonin / blood*
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / blood
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sepsis / blood
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Protein Precursors
  • Calcitonin
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide