A prospective study of the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic performance of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, highly sensitive C-reactive protein, soluble E-selectin and serum amyloid A in the diagnosis of neonatal infection

• Main Authors: Gallimore J Ruth (Author), Gabriel Vanessa (Author), Edgar J David M (Author), McMillan Stanley A (Author), Grant Judith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diagnosis of neonatal infection is difficult, because of it's non-specific clinical presentation and the lack of reliable diagnostic tests. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential diagnostic value of serum soluble...