Research Article

Comparative Assessment of Cytokine Pattern in Early and Late Onset of Neonatal Sepsis

Table 4

Correlation between serum cytokine (pg/mL) and C-reactive protein (mg/dL) levels.

CRPTNF-αIL-6IL-10
MeanMeanMean
(quartile range)(quartile range)(quartile range)

<3 mg/dL136.8 (105–342)219.5 (52–445)194.0 (35–576)
>3 mg/dL223.8 (164–285)477.5 (69–947)61.0 (41–88)
; value; ; ;

Correlation analysis was performed using Spearman method.