Research Article

The Role of Pancreatic Stone Protein in Diagnosis of Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis

Table 1

Risk factors and clinical data of the two studied groups.

Variable⁢Uninfected group ()⁢Infected group ()
Number%Number%

Delivery
NVD1142.31142.301
CS1557.71557.7NS

PROM
No2284.61557.74.59
Yes415.41142.3

Maternal GBS
No2388.51973.11.980.16
Yes311.5726.9NS

Maternal fever
No2492.31869.24.46
Yes27.7830.8

Intrapartum antibiotics
No2076.92076.901
Yes623.1623.1NS

Fetal tachycardia
No2180.81661.52.340.13
Yes519.21038.5NS

Other risk factors
No13501557.70.310.58
Yes13501142.3NS
Mother age <18–>3720
Consanguinity33
Oligohydramnios21
Difficult labor02
Hemorrhage02
abortion01
DM20
HPT41
UTI01

: Chi-square test.
means is significant ( was significant).