Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

A Study on Association Between Crp and Blood Culture in Neonatal Sepsis

Dr. Dipak Madavi, Dr. Farookh Aziz

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Neonatal sepsis is the leading cause of death in our country. Blood culture for its diagnosis is time consuming so need for other parameters for early diagnosis. The present study is an endeavor to study the CRP in neonatal sepsis. Aim of study: To study CRP as an early indicator of sepsis and its statistical association with blood culture (considered as gold standard) in neonatal septicemia. Material & methods: In 292 clinical cases of neonatal sepsis, CRP, blood culture and other necessary investigations were done. We studied associationbetween CRP & blood culture positivity in neonatal sepsis. Results: In 292 cases of neonatal sepsis, blood culture was positive in 107 (36.64%) while CRP was positive in 192 (65.76%). CRP test was positive in 92.52% blood culture positive and 50.27% blood culture negative cases (P=0.0000). Conclusion: A statistically significantassociation between blood culture positivity and CRP levels was found in the present study. Hence estimation of CRP levels and the interpretation in the light of clinical picture can serve as a useful tool for the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.

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Dr. Dipak Madavi, Dr. Farookh Aziz A Study on Association Between Crp and Blood Culture in Neonatal Sepsis Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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