Fast bedside measurement of blood count and C-reactive protein in neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis.
Conventional and fast complete blood count (CBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements were compared in 56 neonates with suspected sepsis. Mean differences between pairs (conventional minus fast) of the corresponding CBC and CRP values were significant for the six CBC parameters tested (p<0.02), but not for CRP (p=0.18).


CONCLUSIONS
In neonatal sepsis, conventional and fast methods are comparable only for CRP but not for CBC variables.
Makhoul
Imad R
IR
Department of Neonatology, Rambam Medical Center, Bat-Galim, Haifa 31096, Israel. makhoul@rambam.health.gov.il
Smolkin
Tatiana
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Zinder
Oren
O
Diamond
Eric
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Tamir
Ada
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Sujov
Polo
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D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors
D002097:C-Reactive Protein