Is serum procalcitonin level a reliable indicator in early diagnosis of congenital pneumonia?

The clinical signs in congenital pneumonia mimic other conditions like transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Differential diagnosis is difficult since laboratory findings have limited value. Procalcitonin (PCT) is an important and widely studied marker of...

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Main Authors: Davut Bozkaya, Şule Yiğit, Murat Yurdakök
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2019-02-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/648
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