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Pediatrics

Clinical value of procalcitonin-to-albumin ratio for identifying sepsis in neonates with pneumonia

Tiewei Lia Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China;b The Center of Henan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Engineering Research, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaojuan Lia Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Zhiwei Zhua Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Xinrui Liua Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Geng Donga Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Zhe Xua Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Min Zhanga Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Ying Zhoua Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Jianwei Yanga Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Junmei Yanga Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Panpan Fanga Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Children’s Infection and Immunity, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaView further author information
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Xiaoliang Qiaoc Center of Laboratory Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 920-925 | Received 15 Apr 2022, Accepted 23 Feb 2023, Published online: 13 Mar 2023

Figures & data

Table 1. Basic characteristics of study subjects by groups.

Table 2. Correlations between PAR and clinical parameters.

Table 3. Regression analyses to determine the independent predictor of neonatal sepsis.

Figure 1. ROC curve of PCT, ALB, CRP, and PAR in identifying neonatal sepsis. PCT: procalcitonin; ALB: albumin; CRP: C-reactive protein; PAR: procalcitonin-to-albumin ratio.

Figure 1. ROC curve of PCT, ALB, CRP, and PAR in identifying neonatal sepsis. PCT: procalcitonin; ALB: albumin; CRP: C-reactive protein; PAR: procalcitonin-to-albumin ratio.

Figure 2. The distribution of neonatal sepsis into high or low PAR groups. PAR, procalcitonin-to-albumin ratio.

Figure 2. The distribution of neonatal sepsis into high or low PAR groups. PAR, procalcitonin-to-albumin ratio.

Data availability statement

The data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.

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