Background Sepsis is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality; therefore, the
early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is essential. Method Our aim was to compare the …

Importance Neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) is a severe disease, particularly in preterm
infants. Timely diagnosis can be challenging owing to unspecific presentation and …

Neonatal sepsis is a bacterial bloodstream infection leading to severe clinical manifestations
frequently associated with death or irreversible long-term deficits. Antibiotics are the drug of …

Sepsis causes high rates of morbidity and mortality in NICUs. The estimated incidence
varies between 5 and 170 per 1000 births, depending on the social context. In very low birth …

There is growing evidence that presepsin is a promising biomarker in the diagnosis of
sepsis in adults. The objective of our study is to investigate current evidence related to the …

Background The diagnosis of neonatal sepsis still considered to be a challenge for both
clinicians and the laboratory due to the non-specific clinical presentations. The present study …

Perinatal sepsis constitutes a medical emergency and is still one of the major causes of
mortality and morbidity. The possibility of an early diagnosis of sepsis is still debated and …

Background Early diagnosis of bacterial sepsis in neonates is hampered by non-specific
symptoms and the lack of rapid responding laboratory measures. The biomarker soluble …

Introduction: Neonatal sepsis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
neonates. No diagnostic test has been demonstrated to be sufficiently accurate to confirm or …

Background Neonatal sepsis (NS) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among
newborns. Its diagnosis depends mainly on blood culture that takes at least 48 hours to give …