The first line of defense in innate immunity is provided by cellular and humoral mediators.
Pentraxins are a superfamily of phylogenetically conserved humoral mediators of innate …

Summary Objectives Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is a multi-functional pattern recognition molecule
produced by various cell types of peripheral tissues in different infections. It is raised in …

Problem We aimed to assess the predictive potential of 12 plasma biomarkers to predict
acute histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) in women with preterm premature rupture of …

In this study, pentraxin 3 (PTX3), C‐reactive protein (CRP), and serum amyloid P component
(SAP) concentrations in the amniotic fluid of women with preterm pre‐labor rupture of …

BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality especially
in developing countries. As clinical manifestations of neonatal sepsis are nonspecific, early …

Assessment of novel biomarkers: sTREM-1, pentraxin-3 and pro-adrenomedullin in the early
diagnosis of neonatal early onset sepsis - IOS Press You are viewing a javascript disabled …

Objectives Pentraxin 3 is a novel biomarker produced by vascular endothelial cells and
macrophages. In recent studies involving adults, pentraxin 3 has been introduced as a …

Introduction. As the clinical manifestation of neonatal infection is nonspecific and
characterised by varied clinical features, it is highly problematic to establish an early …

Objective Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of neonatal morbidity and
mortality. Symptoms and signs of neonatal sepsis can be silent; therefore, laboratory …

METHODS: A prospective case control study design was used to determine the sensitivity of
pentraxin 3 in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis to allow early diagnostic tool. This study was …