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Table 3 ANC and IT ratio significance (*Mean ± S.D.)

From: Management of Late Preterm and Term Neonates exposed to maternal Chorioamnionitis

Variables

Abx > 48 h

No Abx/ Abx ≤48 h

P value [95% CI for difference between means]

IT ratio* (1st CBC)

0.45 ± 0.24

0.27 ± 0.14

0.003 [0.07 to 0.29]

IT ratio* (2nd CBC)

0.38 ± 0.25

0.16 ± 0.13

0.002 [0.08 to 0.32]

ANC* (1st CBC)

10.55 ± 4.9

15.32 ± 5.4

< 0.001 [−7.1 to −2.4]

ANC* (2nd CBC)

14.05 ± 6.7

12.01 ± 4.6

0.197 [− 1.1 to 5.2]

  1. Difference in CBC indices between the groups treated with prolonged antibiotics for a diagnosis of clinical sepsis vs. the group not treated with antibiotics and treated for 48 h or less. ANC: absolute neutrophil count; Abx: antibiotics; Significant p values are presented in bold