Procalcitonin for Predicting Sepsis in Infants in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study
Nesrin Alharthy, Mohammad Alreefi, Mesaed Alsenani, Muath M Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Faisal Almunif, Saleh Alshaibi, Ahmed AlHajri, Maryam Albaqami, Abdullah Alshibani · 2026
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Nesrin Alharthy and colleagues test whether procalcitonin levels predict proven infection in young infants suspected of sepsis, in a 2026 retrospective study at one tertiary center. Records covered 352 babies aged twenty-eight to ninety days seen from 2020 to 2021. Blood tests were drawn alongside blood, urine, and spinal fluid cultures plus viral swabs.
Procalcitonin showed no significant link with positive blood cultures, and none with respiratory viral infection either. Higher levels did associate significantly with positive urine cultures. The authors conclude the marker cannot stand in for blood or spinal fluid results in this age group, though it may help flag urinary infection. Single-center size limits the reach of the finding.
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| CREATOR | Nesrin Alharthy, Mohammad Alreefi, Mesaed Alsenani, Muath M Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Faisal Almunif, Saleh Alshaibi, Ahmed AlHajri, Maryam Albaqami, Abdullah Alshibani |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |