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Total leucocyte count, percentage of total neutrophils and band neutrophils were obtained in 20 neonates with proven septicemia and 12 neonates with suspected sepsis. Seventy six blood samples from healthy newborns were also examined to obtain normal hematological values for above parameters.
Leucocytosis was present in 25 per cent of cases of both the groups, and total percentage of neutrophils did not vary significantly (30% and 33.3%) in either group. Fifty per cent of neonates with proven sepsis and 25 per cent of neonates with suspected sepsis had elevated band count respectively. The predictive value of elevated band count and simplicity of the test justifies its routine use in early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.
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Parida, S.N., Verma, I.C. & Singh, M. Blood leucocyte changes for the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Indian J Pediatr 49, 653–657 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02752646
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