Presepsin and fetuin-A dyad for the diagnosis of proven sepsis in preterm neonates.

Halil DeğirmencioğluBuse Özer BekmezTuran DermeMehmet Yekta ÖncelFuat Emre CanpolatCüneyt Tayman

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

Presepsin may be an accurate marker for both diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response for culture-proven late-onset sepsis in preterm infants. However, fetuin-A does not seem to be a useful tool for the diagnosis of sepsis.

Keyphrases

late onset
preterm infants
low birth weight
acute kidney injury
septic shock
intensive care unit
early onset
gestational age