Study of hematological parameters in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in tertiary care center in Jharkhand

Background: Hypothyroidism is widely prevalent in pregnant women and the rate of detection, especially in a developing country like India, has not kept pace with the magnitude of the problem. The present study was conducted to evaluate thyroid function in neonates born to mothers with hypothyroidism.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in KIMS Hospital Tertiary care center for 6 months. A total of 106 neonates born to mothers with hypothyroidism were included in the study. Thyroid functions of these babies were assessed at 72 hours of life.Results: In present study, 11.8 % of mothers were hypothyroid of which 87 % were subclinical hypothyroidism and 13 % of overt hypothyroidism due to adaptation of universal screening rather than targeted screening for hypothyroidism which would otherwise go unrecognised and untreated.Conclusions: All the babies had normal TSH and T4 levels which was probably due to early diagnosis and timely initiation of treatment to the mothers with hypothyroidism.

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Pattern and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Neonatal Sepsis at a Tertiary Care Center in Western India

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1055/s-0036-1579688 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (03) ◽

pp. 076-081

Author(s):

Amit Tagare ◽

Ketan Gadre ◽

Shilpa Shah ◽

Sara Dhanawade

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽

Neonatal Sepsis ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Western India ◽

Tertiary Care Center

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Performance of snappe-ii score in neonatal sepsis: an experience from a tertiary care center

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.24953/turkjped.2020.02.004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 62 (2) ◽

pp. 191

Author(s):

Moumita Samanta ◽

Chiranjib Biswas ◽

Nishith Kumar Pal ◽

Soma Sarkar ◽

Avranil Goswami ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neonatal Sepsis ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center

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Role of peripheral smear in early diagnosis of neonatal septicemia: A three-year study at tertiary care center of Saurashtra

Medpusle International Journal of Pathology ◽

10.26611/1051236 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 142-144

Author(s):

Sanjay Talwelkar ◽

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Gauravi Dhruva ◽

Sfoorti Goswami ◽

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Keyword(s):

Early Diagnosis ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Peripheral Smear ◽

Neonatal Septicemia

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A STUDY ON PLATELET COUNT AND PLATELET INDICES IN NEONATAL SEPSIS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER

International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies ◽

10.32553/ijmbs.v5i9.2187 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

Author(s):

Neha Sharma ◽

G S Senger ◽

Seema Meena ◽

Priyanka Sharma

Keyword(s):

Platelet Count ◽

Neonatal Sepsis ◽

Hematological Parameters ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Sepsis Group ◽

P Value ◽

Distribution Width ◽

Platelet Indices

Background: The present study is undertaken to evaluate Platelet count and platelet indices in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted on 100 consecutive neonates (both inborn and out born), with clinical signs and symptoms of sepsis along with either positive culture (confirmed neonatal sepsis ) or other laboratory findings suggestive of bacterial and fungal infection in absence of positive cultures (probable sepsis), were included after written informed consent from parents. Results: 71 (71.00%) out of 100 cases had increased values of Platelet Distribution Width. In Proven sepsis group 31(86.11%) cases had increased values of PDW, in Probable sepsis 31(63.27%) and in No sepsis group 9(60.00%) cases were having increased values of PDW. This difference was statistically not significant (P value is 0.08). Conclusion: Platelet count and platelet indices, which are easily available hematological parameters in remote & resource poor areas of our country, should be taken into consideration for suspected cases of neonatal sepsis so that prompt treatment can be given, and morbidity and mortality can be reduced. Keywords: Sepsis, TPC, MPV, PDW.

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