Relationship between serum procalcitonin values and evolution of patients diagnosed with neonatal sepsis

Neonatal Sepsis Procalcitonin Guatemala Critical Care Bacterial Infections

Authors

  • Oscar López-Rodas
    lopezcc430@gmail.com
    Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales, Hospital Regional de Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala., Guatemala
October 9, 2021
December 3, 2021

Introduction: procalcitonin is considered one of the markers of bacterial infections in critically ill patients, in addition to being a diagnostic and prognostic aid in severe sepsis. Neonatal sepsis is one of the leading causes of mor