Diagnostic utility of biomarkers in diagnosis of early stages of neonatal sepsis in neonatal intensive care unit in Egypt

Diagnostic utility of biomarkers in diagnosis of early stages of neonatal sepsis in neonatal intensive care unit in Egypt

Background: Neonatal sepsis is considered one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in NICUs. To avoid unnecessary treatment of non-infected neonates, emergence of multidrug resistance organisms, prolonged hospitalization and a considerable economic burden, particularly in developing countr...

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Main Authors: Marwa M. El-Sonbaty, Walaa AlSharany, Eman R. Youness, Nadia A. Mohamed, Tamer A. Abdel-Hamid, Abdel-Rahman Ahmed Abdel-Razek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
C-reactive protein
Interleukin
Neonatal intensive care unit
Neonatal sepsis
Tumor necrosis factor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663815300100

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