Diagnostic Value of Urine sTREM-1 and Urine C-reactive Protein for Infants with Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 072-078
Author(s):  
Senem Alkan Ozdemir ◽  
Ruya Colak ◽  
Ezgi Yangin Ergon ◽  
Sebnem Calkavur

Abstract Objective Noninvasive markers have been increasingly used as a diagnostic marker for sepsis detection and monitoring of the disease. The aim of this observational, prospective pilot study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of urinary soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM-1) and urine C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the late onset neonatal sepsis and to compare them with serum CRP levels. Materials and Methods Sixty-six infants with clinical sepsis were included. Urine sTREM-1 and urine CRP were collected at the diagnosis of late-onset sepsis. All laboratory investigations were also noted from the infants. Results There were no significant differences between characteristics of the infants. Culture-positive neonates had significantly higher urine sTREM-1 than culture-negative neonates (p < 0.001). Using a cut-off point for urine sTREM-1 of 129 pg/mL, the sensitivity was 0.63, the specificity was 0.84, positive predictive value was 0.80, negative predictive value was 0.70. Urine sTREM-1 and urine CRP were recollected on the seventh day of sepsis treatment and it was found that the levels of sTREM-1 and CRP decreased. Conclusion This is the first study in the literature which evaluates the place of urine sTREM-1 and urine CRP in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Urine sTREM-1 and urine CRP may be useful in the diagnosis of sepsis and in evaluating the effect of antibiotic treatment.

Author(s):  
R. Rohsiswatmo ◽  
M. Azharry ◽  
T.T. Sari ◽  
Y. Bahasoan ◽  
D. Wulandari

BACKGROUND: Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) detection is problematic as no single examinations (blood culture, c-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT)) are reliable. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which detect the presence of pathogen-associated molecular patterns is a promising novel biomarker, but less studied in LONS. This study aimed to determine neutrophils and monocytes TLR2 and TLR4 expression in LONS and their diagnostic value. METHODS: A cross-sectional study conducted in May and June 2017 involving 52 neonates with clinical late-onset (>72 hours of age) sepsis. We examine complete blood count, I/T ratio, CRP, PCT, as well as TLR2 and TLR4 expression to compared with blood culture as the gold standard. We classified cases into proven or unproven sepsis. RESULT: The incidence of LONS was 32.6% in the subjects. The expression of TLR2 was low in LONS, while TLR4 was high. TLR4 neutrophil expression has 88.2% sensitivity, 20% specificity, 34.9% positive predictive value (PPV), 77.8% negative predictive value (NPV), and an AUC of 0.541. TLR4 monocyte expression has 92.1% sensitivity, 11.4% specificity, 34% PPV, 80% NPV, and an AUC of 0.528. The AUC of CRP is increased from 0.608 to 0.843 after combination with TLR4, comparable with CRP + PCT (AUC 0.829). CONCLUSION: The increase in TLR4 expression has good sensitivity but low specificity. TLR4 expression, in combination with CRP, could become a reliable biomarker for the diagnosis of LONS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Wang ◽  
Leilei Qin ◽  
Jiawei Wang ◽  
Ning Hu ◽  
Wei Huang

Abstract Background Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), especially chronic PJI, is very confusing and challenging. The value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in infectious diseases has been recognized, but the diagnostic value of CRP in chronic PJI is unknown. Our aim was to investigate the diagnostic value of synovial CRP in chronic PJI and to explore the role of combined serum and synovial CRP in distinguishing chronic PJI from aseptic failure after knee and hip arthroplasties. Methods We prospectively enrolled patients scheduled to have a revision surgery for chronic PJI or aseptic loosening from January 2019 to December 2020, in which synovial CRP was additionally measured along with routine preoperative diagnostic serum ((ESR, CRP) and synovial (PMN%) biomarkers. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the curve (AUC) were analyzed for each biomarker to determine diagnostic efficacy. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the infection (n = 39) and aseptic (n = 58) groups, including 61 hips and 36 knees. The synovial CRP levels were significantly higher in the infection group than in the aseptic group (median: 9.93 mg/l vs 3.58 mg/l; p < .001). The optimal cut-off value for detecting chronic PJI of Synovial fluid (SF) CRP was of 7.26 mg/l with a sensitivity of 84.62%, a specificity of 93.10%. The combined model I (Serum CRP > 10.2 mg/l OR SF CRP > 7.26 mg/l) had a negative predictive value (NPV) of 96.67%, and a sensitivity of 97.44%. The combined model II (Serum CRP > 10.2 mg/l AND Synovial CRP > 7.26 mg/l) led to a specificity of 1, and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 1. Conclusions The present study demonstrated that the combination of serum and synovial CRP can be used as an adjunct to the diagnosis of chronic PJI.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Wang ◽  
Leilei Qin ◽  
Jiawei Wang ◽  
Ning Hu ◽  
Wei Huang

Abstract Background Diagnosis of Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is very complex and challenging, especially for chronic PJI. The value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in infectious diseases has been recognized, but the diagnostic value of CRP in chronic PJI is unknown. Our objective was to investigate the effectiveness of synovial CRP in chronic PJI and to determine the optimal combination of serum and synovial CRP in distinguishing chronic PJI from aseptic failure after knee and hip arthroplasties. Methods From January 2018 to December 2019, we prospectively included patients scheduled to have a revision surgery for chronic PJI or aseptic loosening of an implant, in which synovial CRP was additionally measured along with routine preoperative diagnostic serum and synovial biomarkers. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the curve (AUC) were analyzed for each biomarker to determine diagnostic efficacy. Results There were no statistically significant differences in demographic data among the 97 cases we eventually included. the synovial CRP levels were significantly higher in the infection group than in the aseptic group (median: 19 mg/l vs. 9.25 mg/l; p = .001). The optimal cut-off value for detecting chronic PJI of synovial CRP was of 7.26 mg/l with a sensitivity of 84.62%, a specificity of 93.10%. The combined model I (Serum CRP > 10.2 mg/l OR SF CRP > 7.2 6 mg/l) had a negative predictive value (NPV) of 96.67%, and a sensitivity of 97.44%. The combined model II (Serum CRP > 10.2 mg/l AND Synovial CRP > 7.26 mg/l) led to a specificity of 1, and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 1. Conclusion The present study demonstrated that the combination of serum and synovial CRP can be used as an adjunct to the diagnosis of chronic PJI.


2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brankica Vasiljevic ◽  
Olga Antonovic ◽  
Svjetlana Maglajlic-Djukic ◽  
Miroslava Gojnic

INTRODUCTION C-reactive protein (CRP) is the most common diagnostic marker of infection. OBJECTIVE Objectives of this study were to determine the serum CRP level in neonates with sepsis and establish the influence of gestational age (GA) on the CRP level in the first few weeks after birth. METHOD Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis was established by the presence of clinical signs of sepsis, isolation of the causative agent of sepsis and abnormal hematological parameters. All neonates were divided into two groups: early onset sepsis (EOS) and late onset sepsis (LOS). According to GA all neonates were divided into three groups: <32 GA, 32-36 GA and ?37 GA. Serum CRP was measured 0-72 h after the onset of signs and symptoms of infection. RESULTS This study included all neonates with sepsis at our Institute during 2003. EOS was diagnosed in 130 neonates (mean age was 33 weeks; range 27-41 weeks) and 33 infants (mean age 29 weeks; range 27-38 weeks). We defined a relevant CRP response as a concentration of >10 mg/l for term and near term neonates and >5 mg/l for preterm neonates. The maximum concentrations of CRP were reached 48 hr after the first symptoms of neonatal sepsis. CONCLUSION CRP levels are proportional with increasing GA and body weight in EOS. The effects of gestational age do not influence CRP levels in LOS. Maturation changes in the immune system are the most likely explanation for this and partly the organisms responsible for an infection may be different at different gestational ages and also in EOS and LOS. There is no correlation with serum CRP levels and with the severity of the disease and bad prognosis in EOS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ahmed Omran ◽  
Hazem Sobh ◽  
Mohamed Osama Abdalla ◽  
Sonya El-Sharkawy ◽  
Ahmed R. Rezk ◽  
...  

Salivary markers could serve as potential noninvasive markers in the diagnosis of neonatal infections. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic role of salivary and serum interleukin 10 (IL-10), C-reactive protein (CRP), mean platelet volume (MPV), and CRP/MPV ratio in the diagnosis of late-onset neonatal sepsis in full-term neonates. Seventy full-term neonates were enrolled in this prospective case-control study, 35 with late-onset neonatal sepsis, and 35 controls. Salivary IL-10, serum IL-10, and CRP concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Complete blood (CBC) count was measured by an automated blood cell counter. The salivary IL-10, serum IL-10, CRP, MPV, and CRP/MPV ratio levels were much higher in neonates with late-onset sepsis than in control ( 220 ± 150 vs. 18 ± 9   pg / ml , P < 0.001 ), ( 316 ± 198 vs. 23.7 ± 14   pg / ml , P < 0.001 ), ( 78.2 ± 34 vs. 3.3 ± 1.7   mg / L , P < 0.001 ), ( 11.2 ± 0.9 vs. 8.6 ± 0.4   fL ), and ( 7.08 ± 3.3 vs. 0.4 ± 0.2 , P < 0.001 ), respectively. At the cutoff point of >31 pg/ml, salivary IL-10 showed 97.1% sensitivity and 94.3% specificity. Serum IL-10 at a cutoff value of ≥33.6 pg/ml had a sensitivity of 97.1% and specificity of 80%. MPV showed a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 94.4% at a cutoff   value ≥ 9.2   fL . CRP/MPV ratio showed a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 97.1% at a cutoff   value > 0.9 . Salivary and serum IL-10 showed a positive correlation with CRP and CRP/MPV ratio in septic neonates. The current study shows for the first time that both salivary IL-10 and CRP/MPV showed statistically significant differences between neonates with late-onset sepsis and controls. Accordingly, salivary IL-10 could serve as a potential noninvasive biomarker for the diagnosis of late-onset sepsis in full-term neonates.


2006 ◽  
Vol 95 (10) ◽  
pp. 1218-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imad R. Makhoul ◽  
Afeefi Yacoub ◽  
Tatiana Smolkin ◽  
Polo Sujov ◽  
Imad Kassis ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Ghongade P. G. ◽  
Khaire P. B.

Background: Neonatal sepsis with its high incidence &grave prognosis, in spite of adequate treatment with modern antibiotics, has been a challenge for all times. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies are difficult to define. It is essential to diagnose early with laboratory investigation like serial CRP; so that a feasible, rapid and a relatively economic method to diagnose neonatal sepsis at earliest can be instituted even at basic health care level. hence a study was planned to find out the role of CRP against blood culture in early detection of neonatal sepsis. Aim & Objective: To evaluate Validity of C-Reactive Protein as a screening test in neonatal sepsis. Material and Method: This prospective study was carried out inpaediatric dept of medical college. 100 neonates (≤ 28 days) with suspected neonatal sepsis having a birth weight of ≥ 1000 grams admitted during a period from January 2020 to March 2020 were screened primarily with C-Reactive Protein. Serial level of CRPon the day of admission,2nd ,4th ,6th ,8th& 10th day was compared with the serial blood cultureon the day of admission,8th,15th& 21st day to establish the validity of CRP as a screening test.Data analysis carried out by Percentages, Chi Square test, Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive predictive value, Negative predictive value. Results: Amongst 100neonate 76% were early neonates,65% were low birth weight,CRP was having high sensitivity & specificity(78.57%,76.74% respectively). ROC analysis showed AUC 0.8 with p<0.001.Conclusion: CRP is a good screening test & establishes its validity in diagnosing suspected sepsis.


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