title: Acridine orange stain--a rapid method for diagnosis of neonatal septicemia.
abstract: The present study included 150 newborns; 100 clinically septic and 50 clinically aseptic who served as control. Out of 100 clinically septic newborns, blood culture was positive in 33 (33%), serum CRP was positive in 64 (64%) and acridine orange stained buffy coat smear was positive in 76 (76%). Serum CRP was found to be the most specific (specificity 96%) and acridine orange stained buffy coat smear examination the most sensitive (sensitivity 94.3%) test for diagnosis of neonatal septicemia.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000165:Acridine Orange; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D000165:Acridine Orange