Presepsin (Soluble CD14 Subtype): Reference Ranges of a New Sepsis Marker in Term and Preterm Neonates

Presepsin (soluble CD14 subtype) has been shown to be beneficial as a sepsis marker in adults. Nevertheless, very few data are available in neonates. The aim of the present study was to determine reference ranges of presepsin in term and preterm neonates. Healthy term neonates and preterm neonates w...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 12; p. e0146020
Main Authors:	Pugni, Lorenza, Pietrasanta, Carlo, Milani, Silvano, Vener, Claudia, Ronchi, Andrea, Falbo, Mariella, Arghittu, Milena, Mosca, Fabio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 31.12.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adults Age Babies Bacterial infections Biological markers Biomarkers Biomarkers - blood Birth weight C-reactive protein C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Calcitonin - blood Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide CD14 antigen Demographic variables Demographics Diagnosis Diagnostic systems Female Gestation Gestational Age Humans Identification and classification Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature - blood Infant, Premature - metabolism Infants Infections Intensive care Lipopolysaccharide Receptors - blood Lipopolysaccharide Receptors - metabolism Medical laboratories Medical prognosis Mortality Neonatal diseases Neonates Newborn babies Peptide Fragments - blood Point-of-Care Systems Pregnancy Premature birth Procalcitonin Prognosis Protein Precursors - blood Reference Values Reference values (Medicine) Sepsis Sepsis - blood Studies Systematic review Term Birth - blood Term Birth - metabolism
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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