Differential diagnostic value of determination of serum procalcitonin level in preterm neonatal infants with respiratory disorders
The serum level of procalcitonin was measured in neonatal infants with bacterial pneumonia and in those with noninfectious lung disease (respiratory distress syndrome). The paper gives data on the significance, sensitivity, and specificity of the value of procalcitonin for the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in preterm neonates as compared with other laboratory parameters.