This is a narrative review on the role of biomarkers in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. We
describe the difficulties to obtain standardized definitions in neonatal sepsis and discuss the …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most studied and most used laboratory tests for
neonatal sepsis. As part of the acute-phase reaction to infection, it plays a central role in the …

The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm
labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestational …

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labor and …

Progress has been made in the reduction of morbidity and mortality from neonatal sepsis.
However, diagnosis continues to rely primarily on conventional microbiologic techniques …

Clinical applications of C-reactive protein in pediatrics : The Pediatric Infectious Disease
Journal Clinical applications of C-reactive protein in pediatrics : The Pediatric Infectious …

To evaluate the hypothesis that the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis
factor-α might be the link between prenatal intrauterine infection (IUI) and neonatal brain …

Objective. To evaluate serial serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels for diagnosis of neonatal
infection. Setting. A regional intensive care nursery and two community intensive care …

An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—
specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden …

We evaluated the reliability of serum concentrations of procalcitonin for the diagnosis of
earlyand late-onset sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. Timed …