SERODIAGNOSIS OF EARLY NEONATAL SEPSIS IN EGYPTIAN NEONATES
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چکیده
Neonatal sepsis is a life-threatening disease. Early diagnosis essential, but no single marker of infection has been identified. Sepsis activates coagulation cascade with simultaneous production the D-dimers due to lysis fibrin. D-dimer test reflects activation system.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Al-Azhar Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1110-7774']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/azjp.2022.247418