Comparative assessment of cytokines and other inflammatory markers for the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis-a case control study.

Comparative assessment of cytokines and other inflammatory markers for the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis-a case control study.

OBJECTIVE: Cytokines (IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α), sCD163, and C-reactive protein were serially measured in an attempt to identify a set of tests which can reliably confirm or refute the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis at an early stage. METHODS: One hundred neonates suspected to have sepsis on clinical grou...

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Main Authors: Akila Prashant, Prashant Vishwanath, Praveen Kulkarni, Prashanth Sathya Narayana, Vijaykumar Gowdara, Suma M Nataraj, Rashmi Nagaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3711816?pdf=render

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