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Diagnostic Values of Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in the Early Diagnosis of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Full-term Newborns

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Pediatrics

Abstract

Background: Neonatal sepsis is regarded as one of the major health problems throughout the world. Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio [NLR] ratios as well as Platelet to Lymphocyte ratio [PLR] are simple, low cost and easily calculated biomarkers that may be employed for earlier diagnosing of neonatal sepsis.  
Aim of the work: The present study aims for the assessment of the Platelet to Lymphocyte ratio [PLR] as well as the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio [NLR] in full-term neonates with early-onset sepsis [EOS], and its impact on management.
Patients and Methods: The study involved 50 full-term neonates divided into two groups; patients' group included 30 full-term neonates, diagnosed with EOS [positive blood culture] compared with control group which included 20 healthy full-term neonates.
Results: The study showed no significant difference between cases and controls as regards demographic data.  Patients with early-onset sepsis showed significant elevation of absolute neutrophil counts, NLR, PLR, C-reactive protein, in comparison with the control group. Positive predictive value [PPV] of NLR was 99%, PLR was 73%.
Conclusion: NLR and PLR are predictive reliable markers in diagnosing and detecting early onset neonatal sepsis. NLR and PLR showed higher specificity results compared to CRP.

DOI

10.21608/ijma.2022.137452.1452

Keywords

lymphocyte, Neutrophil, Platelets, Newborn, early-onset sepsis

Authors

First Name

Elham

Last Name

Soliman

MiddleName

Abd-Elmagied Gebaly

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Assiut), Egypt

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elhamelgebaly88@gmail.com

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First Name

Mostafa

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Abd-Elazeem

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Assiut), Egypt

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mostafapedia.1972.83@gmail.com

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First Name

Esmail

Last Name

Kassem

MiddleName

Abd- Elraziek

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Assiut), Egypt

Email

drismailallebadey@icloud.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Bashir

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Assiut), Egypt

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dr_mohammadbasheer@yahoo.com

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Volume

4

Article Issue

6

Related Issue

36475

Issue Date

2022-06-01

Receive Date

2022-05-09

Publish Date

2022-06-01

Page Start

2,412

Page End

2,419

Print ISSN

2636-4174

Online ISSN

2682-3780

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https://ijma.journals.ekb.eg/article_249384.html

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816

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Publication Title

International Journal of Medical Arts

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https://ijma.journals.ekb.eg/

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Diagnostic Values of Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in the Early Diagnosis of Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Full-term Newborns

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22 Jan 2023