C-reactive protein and buffy coat smear in early diagnosis of childhood septicemia.

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dc.contributor.authorDe, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaraswathi, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorGogate, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned1998-01-15en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T10:58:45Z
dc.date.available1998-01-15en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T10:58:45Z
dc.date.issued1998-01-15en_US
dc.description.abstractOut of 200 cases of septicemia in children (age group 0-14 years), 111 had positive C-Reactive Protein (CRP > 12 mg/l) and 84 were buffy coat smear positive. Blood culture was positive in 98 cases, with predominant organism being Klebsiella pneumoniae, followed by Staphylococcus aureus. CRP test showed 100% sensitivity and 87.3% specificity, while buffy coat smear showed 76.5% sensitivity and 91.2% specificity. As blood culture reports are not available before 48-72 hours, combination of CRP test and buffy coat smear examination will be very helpful in early diagnosis of childhood septicemia.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, L.T.M.M.C., Sion, Bombay.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe A, Saraswathi K, Gogate A, Raghavan K. C-reactive protein and buffy coat smear in early diagnosis of childhood septicemia. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 1998 Jan; 41(1): 23-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/73018
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpmonline.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshBacteremia --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshC-Reactive Protein --analysisen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshCulture Mediaen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshKlebsiella pneumoniae --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshLeukocytes --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPredictive Value of Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcus aureus --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.titleC-reactive protein and buffy coat smear in early diagnosis of childhood septicemia.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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