Research Article
Serum Calprotectin: A Potential Biomarker for Neonatal Sepsis
Table 1
Mean values, SD, AUC, and 95% CI of markers of infection.
| | | Negative culture
Mean values/SD | Positive culture
Mean values/SD | AUC/IC | AUC versus calprotectin |
| | WBC (103/mm3) | 13.0 (4.4) | 13.3 (6.5) | 0.47 (0.14–0.80) | 0.21 | | Neutrophils (103/mm3) | 6.4 (3.9) | 5.8 (5.1) | 0.42 (0.13–0.70) | 0.08 | | Platelets (103/mm3) | 258 (99) | 414 (305) | 0.66 (0.37–0.96) | 0.63 | | RCP (mg/dL) | 1.5 (2.9) | 6.0 (9.4) | 0.70 (0.46–0.95) | 0.53 | | Calprotectin | 1.9 (1.9) | 2.7 (2.3) | 0.61 (0.35–0.87) | — |
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