title: [Evaluation of various laboratory tests for the diagnosis of septicemia in the newborn infant].
abstract: In order to evaluate the usefulness of some laboratory studies in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, a prospective study was done in 56 patients: Group I (n = 19) with a single infectious site, group II (n = 16) with two infectious sites and group III (n = 21) with two infectious sites and positive blood culture. All of them had platelet count, erythrosedimentation rate (ESR), alpha-1-antitrypsin, orosomucoid, and C-reactive protein made; according to the results we gave an arbitrary low score when it was between 0 and 2 high when it reached 3 to 6 points. During the acute phase of the illness, 86% of the infants of group III, 69% of group II and 5% of group I had a high score. Even though the diagnostic possibilities were increased with the use of alpha-1-antitrypsin, orosomucoid and C-reactive protein, we think that these laboratory studies are not more useful than platelet count and ESR in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.
mesh_terms: D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000032:analysis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009961:Orosomucoid; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein
vernacular_title: Evaluación de algunas pruebas de laboratorio para el diagnóstico de septicemia en el neonato.