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6084234

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
No single diagnostic test for neonatal sepsis is both rapid and reliable. Combining leukocyte (wbc) counts with acute phase reactants (APR) enhances diagnostic accuracy. The most helpful wbc counts are leukopenia (less than 5.0 x 10(9)/l), increased immature/total neutrophils (greater than or equal to 0.2) and profound neutropenia (less than 1.0 x 10(9)). Of the APR, C-reactive protein responds most rapidly, but alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (orosomucoid), haptoglobin and mini-ESR (greater than or equal to 15 mm/h) are also useful. Rapid, quantitative determinations of APR are now available with nephelometric techniques. Abnormal wbc counts frequently appear before APR changes in group B streptococcal infection. Sequential determinations of wbc counts and APR may provide valuable diagnostic and prognostic information.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0031-4021
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
371-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
White blood cells and acute phase reactants in neonatal sepsis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article