Application evaluation of procalcitonin in diagnosis of neonatal infection / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Procalcitonin (PCT) has been recognized a marker of infectious diseases for the past few years.The value of PCT is specific elevation in infectious diseases or inflammation caused by bacterial and it has an important role in the identification of bloodstream infections,bacterial and non-bacterial,rational usage of antibiotics and prediction disease prognosis.PCT is a high value diagnostic indicators.However,the PCT do not reflect a clear advantage in the diagnosis of neonatal infection.In this paper,the composition of the PCT,the source in the body of PCT,the metabolism of PCT,laboratory testing methods of PCT and its applications in neonatal infection were reviewed in order to gain a deeper understanding of the value of PCT in the neonatal diagnosis of infectious diseases.