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Table 2 Frequency of events prompting investigation for infection

From: A prospective study of the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic performance of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, highly sensitive C-reactive protein, soluble E-selectin and serum amyloid A in the diagnosis of neonatal infection

Event

Infected

Not Infected

Unstable respiration

24

77

Unstable temperature

21

17

Rash

12

2

Bradycardia

10

3

Apnoea

6

4

Hypoglycaemia

4

21

Seizure

2

5

Tachycardia

3

1

Acidosis

2

0

Maternal UTI

0

1

Skin Infection

1

0

Smelly baby

0

2

Jaundice

0

2

Hypotension

0

3

Irritability

5

5

NEC

0

1