Acta Med. 2019, 62: 58-61

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.47

Calcemia and Inflammatory Markers in Early-Onset Neonatal Infection

Štěpán Kutíleka, Martina Vracovskáa, Kamila Pečenkováa, Hana Brožíkováa, Richard Piknerb, Zlatka Fejfarkováb

aDepartment of Pediatrics, Klatovy Hospital, Klatovy, Czech Republic
bDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Klatovy Hospital, Klatovy, Czech Republic

Received October 31, 2018
Accepted February 27, 2019

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