Ceská gynekologie / Ceská lékarská spolecnost J. Ev. Purkyne

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• Ceska Gynekol · Dec 2000

  [Interleukin-6, procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and the immature to total neutrophil ratio (I/T) in the diagnosis of early-onset sepsis in low birth weight neonates].

  To determine the influence of early-onset neonatal sepsis on interleukin-6 (IL-6) and procalcitonin (PCT) levels in cord blood. To evaluate the significance of usually used infection markers--C-reactive protein (CRP) and immature to total neutrophil ratio (I/T)--and new markers (PCT, IL-6) for the diagnosis of early-onset neonatal sepsis. ⋯ The only relatively sensitive marker and moderate predictor of early-onset sepsis in premature low birthweight infant was in our study cord blood PCT.

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