Abstract
Introduction: Sepsis remains one of the most common causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity in India as also globally. Aim:To evaluate the level of procalcitonin (PCT) in the cord blood of the neonates born with perinatal risk factors for early-onset sepsis (EOS) at a tertiary referral hospital of Kolkata. Materials and methods: st An observational cross-sectional study Labour room of R G Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata From February 1 , st 2019 to July 31 , 2020. Conclusion: This practice would represent a reduction of the potential toxicity in the newborns and in the development of bacterial resistances as well. However, maternal prophylactic antibiotherapy decreases the incidences of vertically transmitted neonatal infections
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