Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma procalcitonin for the diagnosis of neonatal bacterial meningitis.
Sourabh DuttaNaresh SachdevaArnab PalPallab RayPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2022)
Higher values of CSF PCT are associated with neonatal bacterial meningitis. However, the diagnostic performance of CSF PCT is modest and not significantly different from standard tests.
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