title: Evaluation of sepsis screen for diagnosis of neonatal septicemia.
abstract: Fifty clinically suspected cases of neonatal septicemia were studied for evaluating the role of sepsis screen. Sensitivity and specificity of C-reactive protein test, micro-ESR, gastric aspirate cytology for polymorphs and toxic granules in neutrophils were studied singly and in combinations of two and three tests. Positive blood culture was obtained in only 20% cases, thereby underlying the need for a sepsis screen in the diagnosis of neonatal septicemia, especially in areas where adequate micro-biological facilities are lacking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Rohtak.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Kutty
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rathee
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein