C-reactive protein and the neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Author(s):  
Nati Friedman ◽  
Sivan Yochpaz ◽  
Semyon Zirkin ◽  
Jacky Herzlich ◽  
Ronella Marom
2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e2012028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Abdollahi ◽  
Saeed Shoar ◽  
Fatemeh Nayyeri ◽  
Mamak Shariat

Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidities and mortalities mostly remarkable in the third world nations .We aimed to assess the value of simultaneous measurement of procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in association with high sensitive- C reactive protein in prediction of early neonatal sepsis.We performed a follow- up study on 95 neonates who were below 12 hours (h) of age, had clinical signs of sepsis or maternal risk factors for sepsis. Neonates were assigned to 4 groups including “proven early-onset sepsis”, “clinical early-onset sepsis”, “negative infectious status”, and “uncertain infectious status”. Blood samples were obtained within the first 12 h of birth repeated between 24 hours and 36 hours of age for determination of serum levels of PCT, IL-6, high sensitivie- C Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) count.On admission, neonates with sepsis had a higher WBC count, IL-6, PCT, and hs-CRP levels compared with those neonates without sepsis. This remained significant even after 12-24 hours of admission. Also, patients with clinical evidences of sepsis had a higher serum level of PCT and IL-6 within 12-24 hours after admission compared to the patients with uncertain sepsis. In final The combination of IL-6, hs-CRP, and PCT seems to be predictive in diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 380-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Givens Bell

AbstractResearchers estimate the incidence of early onset sepsis as 0.77–1/1,000 live births. It remains as one of the leading causes of neonatal deaths. Clinicians and researchers continue to search for biomarkers for specific neonatal disease processes. Clinicians frequently trend C-reactive protein levels during evaluation for neonatal sepsis. Recently, researchers have begun to explore procalcitonin as a potentially useful diagnostic marker for neonatal sepsis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Priti Chowdhary ◽  
Ritesh Ranjan ◽  
Anita Pandey

Introduction: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality most remarkable in the third world nations. Early diagnosis and subsequent therapy for the infected infants may play a vital role in lowering such mortality and morbidity rates. Aim: To study the clinical profile of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital and to correlate the findings with quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6). Settings and Design: A total of 296 neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of sepsis were studied. Based on their age the study population was divided into early onset sepsis (EOS): age group less 72 hours and late onset sepsis (LOS): age group more than 72 hours. Also healthy neonates who had no signs and symptoms of sepsis were taken as control for the study. Material and Methods: Blood culture was carried out using BacT/ Alert-3D automated system. Quantitative CRP by nephelometry and IL-6 by ELISA was done in all culture positive cases and controls. Correlation of detection of cases of sepsis by quantitative CRP and IL-6 with blood culture was carried out. Statistical analysis: Statistical parameters such as sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, accuracy and significance levels were calculated Results: In EOS the sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) of IL-6 was 62.32% and 33.33% respectively as compared to sensitivity of 27.5% and NPV of 26.47% of CRP. Conclusions: IL-6 is a good marker for early onset sepsis than CRP detecting a greater number of sepsis cases.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Youn Lee ◽  
Kyo Hoon Park ◽  
Eun Ha Jeong ◽  
Kyung Joon Oh ◽  
Aeli Ryu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Alejandro Canul-Euan ◽  
Gibran Zúñiga-González ◽  
Janelly Estefania Palacios-Luna ◽  
Rolando Maida-Claros ◽  
Néstor Fabián Díaz ◽  
...  

Background: Extracellular heat-shock proteins (eHsp) are highly conserved molecules that play an important role in inflammatory diseases and have been quantified in plasma from patients with infectious diseases, including sepsis. There is a constant search for dependable biochemical markers that, in combination with conventional methods, could deliver a prompt and reliable diagnosis of early-onset neonatal sepsis.Objective: We sought to assess the level of eHsp-27, eHsp-60, eHsp-70, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) in plasma of healthy neonates at term and infants with early-onset neonatal sepsis.Methods: This study included 34 newborns that were classified as healthy neonates at term (blood samples from the umbilical cord, n = 23) or infants with early-onset neonatal sepsis (blood samples obtained from umbilical artery by standard sterile procedures before starting a systemic antibiotic intervention, n = 11). All blood samples were centrifuged, and the plasma recovered to determine eHsp-27, eHsp-60, eHsp-70, and TNFα levels by ELISA.Results: Our results indicate that the level of eHsp-27 in healthy neonates at term was 0.045 ± 0.024 pg/ml. This value decreased 2.5-fold in infants with early-onset neonate sepsis (0.019 ± 0.006 pg/ml, p = 0.004). In contrast, the levels of eHsp-60 and eHsp-70 in healthy neonates at term were 13.69 ± 5.3 and 4.03 ± 2.6 pg/ml, respectively. These protein levels increased significantly 1.8- and 1.9-fold in the plasma of infants with early-onset neonatal sepsis (p ≤ 0.001). The level of TNFα in healthy neonates at term was 2.94 ± 0.46 pg/ml, with a 3.0-fold increase in infants with early-onset neonatal sepsis (8.96 ± 0.72 pm/ml, p ≤ 0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of eHsp compared with that of C-reactive protein were 73.3, 60.0, 47.8, and 33.3%, respectively.Conclusion: This study demonstrated a consistent increase of eHsp-60 and eHsp-70 in the plasma of infants diagnosed with early-onset neonatal sepsis. These proteins showed higher sensitivity and specificity than C-reactive protein and blood culture test.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangaram Akangire ◽  
Elizabeth Simpson ◽  
Julie Weiner ◽  
Janelle Noel-MacDonnell ◽  
Joshua Petrikin ◽  
...  

Neonatology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Hofer ◽  
Eva Zacharias ◽  
Wilhelm Müller ◽  
Bernhard Resch

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1109-1114
Author(s):  
Tania Licona ◽  
German Fajardo ◽  
Rubén Ferrera ◽  
Alejandra Mazariegos

Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis (EONS) is a clinical situation resulting from the invasion and proliferation of bacteria, fungi or viruses in the newborn (NB) bloodstream, which occurs within the first 72 hours of life. To determine the diagnostic usefulness of laboratory tests performed on infants with suspicion of early neonatal sepsis at the Santa Barbara Integrated Hospital, Honduras. A case-control study was carried out during 2016; the cases were 20 infants with early onset neonatal sepsis, and the controls were 40 infants who were admitted as potentially septic, but the blood culture result was negative. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative (NPV) of leukocytosis, platelets, initial C-reactive protein (CRP) and control were calculated. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 19. It was found that 17 (28.3 %) NB were women and 43 (71.7 %) were men. The VPP of the initial PCR was 5 %, increasing to 85 % in the control study. The isolated microorganism was enterobacter in 6 (30 %) of the RNs. Of the 23 (38.3 %) neonates who presented complications; 11 (48 %) had positive blood culture and 12 (52 %) had negative blood cultures. The discharge condition was medical discharge in 55 (92 %) and referred to a more complex hospital 5 (8 %) of the neonates. The VPP of the C-reactive protein increases considerably when doing a laboratory control,between 24-48 hours.


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