Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of positive C-reactive protein in
culture proven cases of neonatal sepsis.
Study Design: A descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatric Medicine,
Ittefaq Hospital Trust Lahore.
Material and Methods: Seventy five neonates with a clinical diagnosis
of neonatal sepsis having positive blood culture were selected for this
study. The data was entered in statistical software SPSS (version 15).
Descriptive statistics was used to analyze means and proportions.
Results: The mean age of the neonates was 7.9±5.2 days. Out of
seventy five 41 (54.7%) were male and 34 (45.3%) female patients. Creactive protein was found to be positive in 67 (89.3%) neonates while
8 (10.7%) neonates had negative C-reactive protein.
Conclusion: It is concluded from this study that in diagnosed cases of
sepsis C-reactive protein is a reliable test. Our study suggests that
CRP should be used preferably in evaluating a neonate for sepsis.
However clinical correlation and laboratory findings should be used
simultaneously for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.
SARA SAEED MALIK, UZMA JABEEN, NABEELA MUSHTAQ, Shahid Hamid. (2019) Frequency of Positive C - Reactive Protein in Culture Proven Cases of Neonatal Sepsis, Pakistan Pediatric Journal, Volume 43, Issue 4.
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