Neonatal sepsis still represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity among infants.
According to the onset, we can distinguish “early onset sepsis” when microbiological …

Sepsis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in neonatal populations. There has
been constant search of an ideal sepsis biomarker that have high sensitivity, specificity …

Neonatal sepsis is associated with severe morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period.
Clinical manifestations range from subclinical infection to severe local or systemic infection …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most studied and most used laboratory tests for
neonatal sepsis. As part of the acute-phase reaction to infection, it plays a central role in the …

C-reactive protein (CRP) was identified in 1930 and was subsequently considered to be an
“acute phase protein,” an early indicator of infectious or inflammatory conditions. Since its …

Progress has been made in the reduction of morbidity and mortality from neonatal sepsis.
However, diagnosis continues to rely primarily on conventional microbiologic techniques …

Clinical applications of C-reactive protein in pediatrics : The Pediatric Infectious Disease
Journal Clinical applications of C-reactive protein in pediatrics : The Pediatric Infectious …

Background Despite the great possibility of publication bias in studies of diagnostic test
research, empirical studies about publication bias have mainly focused on studies of …

Diagnostic markers of infection are useful indicators of neonatal sepsis. Serial
measurements of infection markers can improve diagnostic sensitivity, and the use of …

Infections are the single largest cause of neonatal deaths globally. According to National
Neonatal Perinatal Database (2002–03), the incidence of neonatal sepsis in India was 30 …