Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India
Objective: To estimate incidence of Reactive Thrombocytosis among febrile infants and assess utility of platelet count as a potential predictor and diagnostic tool of serious bacterial infection .Design:Prospective non randomized study conducted between April 2011 to March 2012Setting: Tertiary care...
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doaj-e1fe344364a148f489f153a8502f396e2020-11-25T01:58:45ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552014-12-0124.34134203559Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, IndiaShumila Manzoor0Khurshid Wani1Sumaira chowdhary2Musadiq Alaqaband3Rohit Chib4Iyreen Malik5Government Medical College, SrinagarDepartment Of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, SrinagarGovernment Medical College, JammuGovernment Medical college,srinagarGovernment Medical College ,Srinagar,Government Medical college, srinagarObjective: To estimate incidence of Reactive Thrombocytosis among febrile infants and assess utility of platelet count as a potential predictor and diagnostic tool of serious bacterial infection .Design:Prospective non randomized study conducted between April 2011 to March 2012Setting: Tertiary care pediatric unit.Inclusion criteria:All infants 30 to 89 days of age, admitted with rectal temperature >38°C/100.4°F without apparent focus of an infection.Exclusion criteria:Infants having fever more than 72 hours and who had received antibiotics or vaccination within 48 hours of presentation.Main Outcome Measures: sepsis evaluation was done on admission. SBI included all cases of occult bacteremia, urinary tract infection, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, bacterial gastroenteritis and infections of the soft tissues and bones.Results: Of the 149 infants studied, 39 (26.2%) had SBI. Platelet count was significantly higher in infants with SBI compared to those without {Platelet count ≥ 4 lakh /mm3 in SBI (84.6%) vs non SBI (542.4% ). Mean platelet count 5.1 ± 1.1 in SBI versus 3.9 ± 1.6 in non SBI which was statistically significant Phttp://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3559_1b17a93c7a11e8a1407d5b4c38defac6.htmlFeverinfantsSerious bacterial infectionThrombocytosisDiagnosis |
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Shumila Manzoor Khurshid Wani Sumaira chowdhary Musadiq Alaqaband Rohit Chib Iyreen Malik Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India International Journal of Pediatrics Fever infants Serious bacterial infection Thrombocytosis Diagnosis |
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Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India |
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Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India |
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Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India |
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Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India |
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Thrombocytosis As Potential Diagnostic Tool for Serious Bacterial Infection In Febrile Infants; Srinagar, India |
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thrombocytosis as potential diagnostic tool for serious bacterial infection in febrile infants; srinagar, india |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
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International Journal of Pediatrics |
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2345-5047 2345-5055 |
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2014-12-01 |
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Objective: To estimate incidence of Reactive Thrombocytosis among febrile infants and assess utility of platelet count as a potential predictor and diagnostic tool of serious bacterial infection .Design:Prospective non randomized study conducted between April 2011 to March 2012Setting: Tertiary care pediatric unit.Inclusion criteria:All infants 30 to 89 days of age, admitted with rectal temperature >38°C/100.4°F without apparent focus of an infection.Exclusion criteria:Infants having fever more than 72 hours and who had received antibiotics or vaccination within 48 hours of presentation.Main Outcome Measures: sepsis evaluation was done on admission. SBI included all cases of occult bacteremia, urinary tract infection, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, bacterial gastroenteritis and infections of the soft tissues and bones.Results: Of the 149 infants studied, 39 (26.2%) had SBI. Platelet count was significantly higher in infants with SBI compared to those without {Platelet count ≥ 4 lakh /mm3 in SBI (84.6%) vs non SBI (542.4% ). Mean platelet count 5.1 ± 1.1 in SBI versus 3.9 ± 1.6 in non SBI which was statistically significant P |
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Fever infants Serious bacterial infection Thrombocytosis Diagnosis |
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