a preterm female baby with birth weight of 1.5kg was referred to our hospital on day 6 for difficulty in breathing. baby was admitted at birth for respiratory distress and feed intolerance to other hospital and in view of clinical deterioration baby was referred. baby had thrombocytopenia with platelets counts of 11000/ mm3 and high crp titer. baby had petechial haemorrhagic spots all over the ...

INTRODUCTION Many patients meeting criteria for severe sepsis are not given a sepsis-related diagnosis by emergency physicians (EP). This study 1) compares emergency department (ED) interventions and in-hospital outcomes among patients with severe sepsis, based on the presence or absence of sepsis-related diagnosis, and 2) assesses how adverse outcomes relate to three-hour sepsis bundle complet...

background and objective: according to the fact that neonatal infection is a challenging diagnosis field, several studies have tried to test sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests. this study was conducted to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of procalcitonin (pct) as a single early marker of neonatal sepsis. materials and methods: in this study, 150 neonates admitted to nicu an...

Sepsis with multiple-organ dysfunction represents the major cause of death in severe burns patients. Adequate and rapid treatments presume an accurate and prompt diagnosis. Specific criteria for sepsis diagnosis were proposed and introduction in clinical practice of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign has been associated with an improvement in sepsis management and decreased mortality. Hereby, the sp...