Items for "procalcitonin"

Maternal venous procalcitonin levels do not correlate with umbilical cord blood and venous blood concentrations in the neonate

Background: To compare procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations between maternal blood and levels in umbilical cord or venous blood of neonates who were born with or without infection.

Methods: Forty-six women with singleton pregnancies, complicated by premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery and/or chorioamnionitis, were enrolled in this study...

Keywords: Congenital infection, Newborn, procalcitonin