Objectives Neonatal sepsis is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although blood culture the gold standard of diagnosis, it often lacks sensitivity diagnostic speed. Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) widely available, effective, simple, affordable marker that can predict early onset neonatal (EONS).
 Objective To assess correlation between PLR EONS as well value for ...

Background: Late onset neutropenia (neutropenia after 3 weeks of life) may be a physiological condition without need to prescribe antibiotics, G-CSF, or IVIG. We aimed to determine the association between sepsis and late onset neutropenia in very low birth weight (<1500 gm) infants.&nbsp; Methods: This study was a cross-sectional prospective study in VLBW infants that were admitted in Mahdieh ...

The spectrum of organisms causing sepsis is different in developing countries. Data on the recent trends of organisms causing sepsis are limited. This study was conducted in a tertiary care neonatal unit in Northern India. All inborn babies with blood-culture-positive sepsis from 1995 to 2006 were divided into two epochs, viz. 1995 to 1998 (epoch I) and 2001 to 2006 (epoch II). Organisms were g...

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis in industrialized countries. Whereas the use of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has led to a significant decline in early-onset sepsis, the incidence of late-onset sepsis has remained unchanged. Whether late-onset sepsis usually originates from established mucocutaneous GBS colonization of the infant or w...

Abstract Background Neonates with sepsis may have concurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), which be asymptomatic or nonspecific symptoms. Failure to diagnose UTI, resulting in a delay of appropriate therapy, has been reported cause renal scarring, hypertension, and kidney failure among infants. This study aimed determine the contribution UTI neonatal assess different risk factors that could as...