September 2015. Volume 11. Number 3

Presepsin: a new diagnostic test for late onset sepsis in preterm newborns

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Poggi C, Bianconi T, Gozzini E, Generoso M, Dani C. Presepsin for the detection of late-onset sepsis in preterm newborns. Pediatrics. 2015;135:68-75.
Reviewers: Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E1, González de Dios J2.
1CS Colmenar Viejo. Colmenar Viejo. Madrid. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Enrique Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez. Email: erodriguez-salinas@pap.es
Reception date: 08/07/2015
Acceptance date: 09/07/2015
Publication date: 15/07/2015

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: presepsin (P-SEP) is an accurate biomarker for the diagnosis of late-onset sepsis in preterm newborns and may also provide useful information for monitoring the response to therapeutic interventions.

Reviewers´ commentary: accuracy of P-SEP as new biomarker for late-onset sepsis in premature will be marked by two events: the availability of the test in the hospital and the cost-effectiveness study versus C-reactive protein and procalcitonin.

How to cite this article

Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E, González de Dios J. Presepsina: nueva herramienta diagnóstica para la sepsis tardía del prematuro. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:46.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Poggi C, Bianconi T, Gozzini E, Generoso M, Dani C. Presepsin for the detection of late-onset sepsis in preterm newborns. Pediatrics. 2015;135:68-75.
Reviewers: Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E1, González de Dios J2.
1CS Colmenar Viejo. Colmenar Viejo. Madrid. España.
2Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. España.
Correspondence: Enrique Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez. Email: erodriguez-salinas@pap.es
Reception date: 08/07/2015
Acceptance date: 09/07/2015
Publication date: 15/07/2015

How to cite this article

Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E, González de Dios J. Presepsina: nueva herramienta diagnóstica para la sepsis tardía del prematuro. Evid Pediatr. 2015;11:46.

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