The Assessment of Pentraxin 3: A Novel Biomarker in Early Detection of Infection in Newborns.
Małgorzata BaumertPiotr SurmiakMartyna SzymkowiakAgnieszka JanoszPublished in: BioMed research international (2021)
Serum PTX3 is an important and specific biomarker of early infection. It is already elevated in the umbilical cord, so measuring PTX3 concentration might be useful in the early prediction of infection in newborns.