Inflammatory markers in cord blood or maternal serum for early detection of neonatal sepsis - A systemic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 268-274

  Su, H ^a   Chang, S S ^a   Han, C M ^a   Wu, K Y ^a   Li, M C ^b   Huang, C Y ^a   Lee, C L ^a   Wu, J Y ^a,c   Lee, C C ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; early onset neonatal sepsis; interleukin 6; procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROCALCITONIN; AUTACOID; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY ONSET NEONATAL SEPSIS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MATERNAL SERUM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FETUS BLOOD; META ANALYSIS; SEPSIS;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84898600309     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.186     Document Type: Review

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