Procalcitonin use for the screening of bacterial infections in pregnant women in the emergency ward: A prospective study

J Infect. 2021 Sep;83(3):e4-e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.005. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Department, Paris Centre Hospital, Université de Paris, 149 RUE DE SEVRES, 75743 PARIS CEDEX 15, France.
² Infectious Diseases Department, Paris Centre Hospital, Université de Paris, 149 RUE DE SEVRES, 75743 PARIS CEDEX 15, France. Electronic address: caroline.charlier@aphp.fr.

PMID: 34271061
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.005

No abstract available

Keywords: infection; pregnancy; procalcitonin.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections* / diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Procalcitonin*
Prospective Studies

Substances

Procalcitonin