Fast bedside measurement of blood count and C-reactive protein in neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis

Imad R Makhoul; Tatiana Smolkin; Oren Zinder; Eric Diamond; Ada Tamir; Polo Sujov

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb02017.x

Fast bedside measurement of blood count and C-reactive protein in neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis

Acta Paediatr. 2005 Jul;94(7):960-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb02017.x.

Authors

Imad R Makhoul¹, Tatiana Smolkin, Oren Zinder, Eric Diamond, Ada Tamir, Polo Sujov

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neonatology, Rambam Medical Center, Bat-Galim, Haifa 31096, Israel. [email protected]

PMID: 16188821
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb02017.x

Abstract

Conventional and fast complete blood count (CBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements were compared in 56 neonates with suspected sepsis. Mean differences between pairs (conventional minus fast) of the corresponding CBC and CRP values were significant for the six CBC parameters tested (p<0.02), but not for CRP (p=0.18).

Conclusion: In neonatal sepsis, conventional and fast methods are comparable only for CRP but not for CBC variables.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Blood Cell Count*
C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Point-of-Care Systems*
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Time Factors

Substances

C-Reactive Protein