Evaluation of procalcitonin as a marker of bacterial sepsis in children in Owerri, Nigeria
Procalcitonin has a good diagnostic accuracy in detecting bacterial sepsis in children and can complement blood culture in resource-limited settings. Further studies are recommended to explore its application in routine clinical practice.
Authors
- Udochikwuka Patience Ikejiaku
- Joseph Ezeogu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8034-3756)
- Emeka Nwolisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5190-7556)
- Ogechi Ezerioha
Institutions
- Federal University of Technology Owerri (NG)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Health Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v25i4.2
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00