Levels of soluble ICAM-1 in premature and full-term neonates with infection

• Main Authors: Melita Apostolou (Author), Helen Dimitriou (Author), Joseph Kaleyias (Author), Chrissoula Perdikogianni (Author), Eftichia Stiakaki (Author), Christos Costalos (Author), Maria Kalmanti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infection in the neonatal period is an extremely serious condition and diagnosis is difficult. C-reactive protein (CRP) is widely used as a marker of infection; however, its usefulness is limited in the early phase. The role of soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), an adhe...