2014
Time for a Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis
Wynn JL, Wong HR, Shanley TP, Bizzarro MJ, Saiman L, Polin RA. Time for a Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2014, 15: 523-528. PMID: 24751791, PMCID: PMC4087075, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsensus definitionNeonatal sepsisPreterm neonatesTerm neonatesPediatric consensus definitionsHost immune responseSepsis criteriaDevastating conditionLaboratory criteriaDiagnostic challengePediatric literatureClinical trialsObservational studyImmune responseSepsisNeonatesNew drugsDisease epidemiologyChildrenFuture trainingIntensivistsVariable definitionsEpidemiologyDiseaseTrials
2013
Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li FY, Ehrenkranz RA, Rinder HM, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 31: 021-030. PMID: 23456906, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCulture-proven sepsisClinical sepsisNeutrophil CD64CD64 indexNeonatal sepsisHematologic criteriaSingle-centre neonatal intensive care unitEarly-onset clinical sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitNeutrophil CD64 indexProspective observational cohortAbsolute neutrophil countNormal birth weightIntensive care unitAbsolute band countNegative predictive valueAdditional markersSepsis evaluationNeutrophil countObservational cohortCare unitBirth weightHematologic parametersSepsisCD64