Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Background: Neonatal sepsis (NS) is the most common cause of neonatal mortality, currently confirmed with blood culture as the diagnostic gold standard. However, being time-consuming, false-negative results, being affected by even a single dose of antibiotics, and expensiveness are negative aspects....
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Neonatal sepsis (NS) is the most common cause of neonatal mortality, currently confirmed with blood culture as the diagnostic gold standard. However, being time-consuming, false-negative results, being affected by even a single dose of antibiotics, and expensiveness are negative aspects. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of complete blood count (CBC) parameters: mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) which have been suggested in previous studies.
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A total of 100 term and preterm neonates (age ≥ 32 weeks) hospitalized in Alzahra and Shahid Beheshti hospitals in Isfahan, Iran, were studied. Fifty neonates with late neonatal sepsis were placed in the case group, and 50 neonates with other diagnoses were placed in the control group. Neonatal blood samples were sent to the laboratory, and MPV, NLR, and PLR were measured.
Results:
The mean (standard deviation) of MPV was 7.20 (4.39) in the case group and 9.55 (0.87) in the control group, and there was a significant difference between them (P value = 0.001). At the cutoff point of 8.25 in MPV, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.594 with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 30%. The mean (standard deviation) of NLR was 1.79 (1.21) in the case group and 2.28 (1.25) in the control group, and there was no significant difference between them (P value = 0.692). The mean (standard deviation) of PLR was 62.58 (34.57) in the case group and 65.11 (28.55) in the control group, and there was no significant difference between them (P value = 0.836).
Conclusions:
MPV, unlike NLR and PLR, can be used as a sensitive and cost-effective primary screening index in late NS at the cutoff point of 8.25 due. However, low specificity suggests a poor diagnostic value. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ca7b244486b4bb196d02d5eed1e5dd82025-02-10T15:22:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine2008-78022008-82132025-01-011611110.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_45_23Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal SepsisBehzad BarekatainElahe MardaniAlireza SadeghniaZahra HeidariBackground: Neonatal sepsis (NS) is the most common cause of neonatal mortality, currently confirmed with blood culture as the diagnostic gold standard. However, being time-consuming, false-negative results, being affected by even a single dose of antibiotics, and expensiveness are negative aspects. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of complete blood count (CBC) parameters: mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) which have been suggested in previous studies. Methods: A total of 100 term and preterm neonates (age ≥ 32 weeks) hospitalized in Alzahra and Shahid Beheshti hospitals in Isfahan, Iran, were studied. Fifty neonates with late neonatal sepsis were placed in the case group, and 50 neonates with other diagnoses were placed in the control group. Neonatal blood samples were sent to the laboratory, and MPV, NLR, and PLR were measured. Results: The mean (standard deviation) of MPV was 7.20 (4.39) in the case group and 9.55 (0.87) in the control group, and there was a significant difference between them (P value = 0.001). At the cutoff point of 8.25 in MPV, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.594 with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 30%. The mean (standard deviation) of NLR was 1.79 (1.21) in the case group and 2.28 (1.25) in the control group, and there was no significant difference between them (P value = 0.692). The mean (standard deviation) of PLR was 62.58 (34.57) in the case group and 65.11 (28.55) in the control group, and there was no significant difference between them (P value = 0.836). Conclusions: MPV, unlike NLR and PLR, can be used as a sensitive and cost-effective primary screening index in late NS at the cutoff point of 8.25 due. However, low specificity suggests a poor diagnostic value.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_45_23lymphocyteneonatal sepsisneutrophilplatelet |
| spellingShingle | Behzad Barekatain Elahe Mardani Alireza Sadeghnia Zahra Heidari Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis International Journal of Preventive Medicine lymphocyte neonatal sepsis neutrophil platelet |
| title | Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis |
| title_full | Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis |
| title_short | Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis |
| title_sort | diagnostic value of mean platelet volume neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio for late onset neonatal sepsis |
| topic | lymphocyte neonatal sepsis neutrophil platelet |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_45_23 |
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