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. 2022 Jul;52(3):382-385.
doi: 10.1177/00494755221081600. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

Re-visiting micro ESR as a screening tool for neonatal sepsis

Kshitij Gupta  1 , Vikram Bhaskar  1 , Anand Narayanan  1 , Prerna Batra  1
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Re-visiting micro ESR as a screening tool for neonatal sepsis

Kshitij Gupta et al. Trop Doct. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Our study evaluated the role of micro-erythrocte sedimentation rate (micro-ESR) in the early detection of neonatal sepsis.Neonates with >34 completed weeks of gestation, appropriate for gestational age, admitted in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with clinical suspicion of early onset sepsis were enrolled in the study. A sepsis screen and blood culture was performed on all the babies within 4 h of admission. The sensitivity of micro-ESR for detecting positive blood culture was calculated and the best cut-off was determined using the Area Under Curve.

Keywords: bacterial infection < disease; diagnosis < other; neonatal disease < disease.

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