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

Table 3 Non infectious causes of clinical deterioration identified in the not-infected infants (n = 118)

Cause	N	Cause	N
RDS	30	Fetomaternal transfusion	2
TTN	18	PROM	2
Unknown	12	IVH	2
Prematurity	7	Hypoglycaemia	2
BPD	7	Hypoxic encephalopathy	2
Secondary apnoea	7	Pneumothorax	1
Asphyxia	5	Steroid leucocytosis	1
GI Obstruction	4	Skin necrosis	1
Dehydration	3	Drug withdrawal	1
IUGR	3	Post operative	1
Meconium staining	2	Duodenal atresia	1
Maternal infection	2	Hypotension	1
		Teratoma	1
		Total	118

Abbreviations:
RDS: respiratory distress syndrome, TTN: transient tachypnoea of the newborn, BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia, IUGR: intrauterine growth retardation, PROM: premature rupture of membranes IVH: intraventricular haemorrhage.

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