Inflammatory and Immune Proteins in Umbilical Cord Blood: Association with Hearing Screening Test Failure in Preterm Neonates.
Ye Ji ShimByung Yoon ChoiKyo Hoon ParkHyunju LeeYoung Mi JungYu Mi KimPublished in: Mediators of inflammation (2018)
Our data demonstrated that in preterm neonates, a systemic fetal inflammatory response reflected by umbilical cord plasma IL-6 and immediate postnatal CRP levels may contribute to the risk for NHS test failure, whereas the changes in complement activation fragments initiated in utero may have protective effect of hearing screen failure.