Procalcitonina para el diagnóstico de sepsis neonatal de transmisión vertical

Pacientes y métodos Estudio prospectivo sobre 136 muestras de 69 recién nacidos ingresados en un servicio de neonatología. Se midieron la PCT, proteína C reactiva (PCR), recuento leucocitario e índice de neutrófilos inmaduros/totales (índice I/T). Se construyó el rango de normalidad de la PCT entre 0 y 72 h de vida y se calculó la eficacia diagnóstica de los marcadores de infección estudiados con sus intervalos de confianza del 95 % (IC 95 %). Resultados Se incluyeron 35 controles, 24 neonatos con procesos no infecciosos y 10 diagnosticados de sepsis (cinco con confirmación bacteriológica). PCT, PCR e índice I/T mostraron capacidad diagnóstica, con áreas bajo la curva COR de 0,696 (p = 0,009), 0,735 (p = 0,002) y 0,703 (p = 0,006), respectivamente, sin diferencias estadísticamente significativas. El rendimiento mejoró a partir de las 24 h de vida para PCT, PCR y recuento leucocitario, con áreas bajo la curva COR de 0,813 (p = 0,007), 0,826 (p = 0,005) y 0,841 (p = 0,003), respectivamente. Globalmente la PCT detectó sepsis de transmisión vertical con sensibilidad del 68,4 % (IC 95 %: 46,0-84,6), especificidad 82,4% (IC 95%: 72,2-89,4), cociente de probabilidades del positivo 3,89 (IC 95 %: 2,18-6,96) y cociente de probabilidades del negativo 0,38 (IC 95 %: 0,19-0,76), similares a la PCR. Conclusiones La PCT puede ser una herramienta útil para el diagnóstico de sepsis de transmisión vertical. Es necesario disponer de estudios con mayor número de pacientes. Objective To evaluate procalcitonin (PCT) as a diagnostic marker of neonatal sepsis of vertical transmission and to compare the results of PCT with those of the most widely used laboratory tests for sepsis. Patients and Methods A prospective study was conducted in 136 blood samples from 69 newborn infants admitted to a neonatal department. PCT, C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocyte count, and the immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (I/T ratio) were measured. The PCT reference range of controls from 0 to 72 hours of life was constructed, and the diagnostic efficiency of the tests was calculated, with their 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI). Results This study included 35 controls, 24 neonates with noninfectious disorders, and 10 neonates with sepsis (5 with culture-proven sepsis). PCT, CRP, and the I/T ratio discriminated septic from nonseptic patients. Their areas under the ROC curve were 0.696 (p = 0.009), 0.735 (p = 0.002), and 0.703 (p = 0.006), respectively, with no statistically significant differences. The accuracy of PCT, CRP, and leukocyte count improved after 24 hours of life with areas under the ROC curve of 0.813 (p = 0.007), 0.826 (p = 0.005), and 0.841 (p = 0.003), respectively. Overall, PCT detected vertically transmitted sepsis with a sensitivity of 68.4% (95 % CI: 46.0 %-84.6 %), specificity of 82.4 % (95 % CI: 72.2 %-89.4 %), positive likelihood ratio of 3.89 (95 % CI: 2.18 %-6.96 %), and negative likelihood ratio of 0.38 (95% CI: 0.19 %-0.76 %), similar to those of CRP. Conclusions PCT may be a useful marker for the diagnosis of vertically transmitted sepsis. Studies with larger sample sizes are required to establish the accuracy of PCT. Palabras clave Sepsis/diagnóstico Recién nacido Marcadores biológicos Calcitonina Proteína C reactiva Recuento de leucocitos Key words Sepsis/diagnosis Newborn Biological markers Calcitonin C-reactive protein Leukocyte count Bibliografía 1. J.B. López Sastre G.D. Coto Cotallo B. 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