Research Article
Evaluation of Procalcitonin, C-Reactive Protein, and Interleukin-6 as Early Markers for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
Table 2
Demographic and laboratory data of the studied group.
| | Data | Studied group |
| | Age (days) | | Mean ± SD | 6 ± 2.4 | | Range | (1–16) | | Sex | | Male/female ratio | 33/17 | | Gestational age, n (%) | | Preterm | 19 (38%) | | Full-term | 31 (62%) | | Mode of delivery, n (%) | | NVD | 28 (56%) | | CS | 23 (46%) | | PROM, n (%) | | Yes | 9 (18%) | | No | 41 (82%) | | Low birth weight, n (%) | | Yes | 27 (54%) | | No | 23 (46%) | | Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | | Yes | 7 (14%) | | No | 43 (86%) | | TLC (1000/mm3) | | Mean ± SD | 22 ± 8.7 | | Range | (3.5–35) | | I/T ratio | | Mean ± SD | 0.41 ± 0.17 | | Range | (0.1–0.8) |
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NVD: normal vaginal delivery, CS: cesarean section, PROM: premature rupture of membranes, TLC: total leukocytic count, and I/T ratio: immature/T cell ratio.
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