Diagnostic Utility of Interleukin-6 in Early-Onset Sepsis among Term Newborns: Impact of Maternal Risk Factors and CRP Evaluation

• Main Authors: Maria Schleier (Author), Julia Lubig (Author), Sven Kehl (Author), Steven Hébert (Author), Joachim Woelfle (Author), Adriana van der Donk (Author), Alisa Bär (Author), Heiko Reutter (Author), Tobias Hepp (Author), Patrick Morhart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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(1) Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels act as an early infection marker preceding C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation. This study seeks to analyze IL-6 behavior in suspected early-onset sepsis (EOS) cases among term newborns, comparing it to that of CRP and evaluating IL-6's diagnostic util...