Serum Amyloid A, Procalcitonin, Tumor Necrosis Factor-𝛼, and Interleukin-1𝛽 Levels in Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis

Table 2

Clinical and laboratory findings in patients.

	n	%
A. Clinical parameters
Depressed newborn reflexes	30	83.3
Hypotonia	31	86.1
Change of body temperature	26	72.2
– High (>38^°C)	19	52.8
– Low (<36^°C)	7	19.4
Dyspnoea	26	72.2
Cutis marmoratus	23	63.9
Hepatomegaly	21	58.3
Central cyanosis	20	55.6
Apnea	18	50
Jaundice	15	41.7
Convulsion	8	22.2
Lethargy	5	13.9
Sclerema	5	13.9
B. Laboratory parameters
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)	5	13.9
Toxic granulation	33	91.7
High I/T ratio	19	52.8
Blood culture	26	72.2
– Coagulase-negative staphylococci	2	5.6
– Staphylococcus aureus	4	11.1
– Klebsiella pneumoniae	13	36.1
– Acinetobacter SPP	2	5.6
– Pseudomonas aeruginosa	1	2.8
– Enterobacter cloaca	2	5.6
– Candida tropicalis	1	2.8
– Streptococcus viridans	1	2.8
Platelet count (mean ± SEM, per mm^3)	46777.8±10720.6
Leukocyte count (mean ± SEM, per mm^3)	19294.4±8598