An optimal cut-off point of serum C-reactive protein in prediction of neonatal sepsis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Boonkasidecha, Suppawat ^a   Panburana, Jantana ^a   Chansakulporn, Somboon ^a   Benjasuwantep, Banchaun ^a   Kongsomboon, Kittipong ^a  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

C reactive protein (CRP); Neonatal infection; Neonatal sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84876826592     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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