Table 4.
Characteristics of the Sepsis Evaluation According to Subgroupsa
| Group 1a (n=23) | Group 1b (n=12) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White blood cell count, cells per mm3, (mean±SD) | 11.8±8.1 | 11.4±4.4 | 0.61 |
| Segmented neutrophils, n(%) | 56.8±19.1 | 57.0±20.2 | 0.98 |
| Absolute neutrophil count, cells per mm3, (mean±SD) | 7.5±6.7 | 7.6±4.7 | 0.54 |
| Immature/total neutrophil ratio (>0.2), n(%) | 14 (60.9) | 1 (8.3) | 0.004 |
| Platelet count, cells per mm3, (mean±SD) | 173±105 | 195±74.5 | 0.48 |
| IL‐6 (pg/ml) (median, range) | 242 (16.5–1,000) | 27.3 (4.2–1,000) | 0.002 |
| CRP (mg/l) (median, range) | 23.9 (1.2–41.6) | 9.3 (0.6–39.9) | 0.15 |
| CD64 (MFI) (median, range) | 226 (50.5–425) | 177 (50.2–524) | 0.19 |
| CD64 index | 3.3 (0.7–6.3) | 2.6 (0.7–7.7) | 0.19 |
a
aGroup 1: newborns with proven or clinical sepsis. Group 2: newborns with disease without infection. Group 3: healthy newborns.