C-reactive protein in infants with no evidence of early-onset sepsis.

Dimitrios RallisFoteini BalomenouKleio KappatouKonstantina KarantanouMeropi TzoufiVasileios Giapros

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

Term and near-term asymptomatic infants had a rise in CRP during the first days of life. Term infants had a more pronounced CRP response in comparison to preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
early onset
low birth weight
late onset
gestational age
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
preterm birth