Infections in neonates delivered at term are associated with increased serum levels of ICAM-1 and E-selectin

• Published in: Acta Paediatrica Vol. 86; no. 3; pp. 274 - 280
• Main Authors: Austgulen, R, Arntzen, KJ, Hæreid, PE, Aag, S, Døllner, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.1997; Blackwell
• Subjects: Age Factors; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Cell Count; Body Weight; Cell Adhesion Molecules; E-selectin; E-Selectin - blood; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Gestational Age; Humans; ICAM-1; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; infection; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Medical sciences; Miscellaneous. Technology; neonates; Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques; Sepsis - blood; Sepsis - etiology; Staphylococcus - pathogenicity; Streptococcus - pathogenicity; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; VCAM-1; Human; Performance evaluation; Premature; Reference; Cell adhesion molecule; Biological marker; Concentration; Normal; Infection; Newborn; Value; Diagnosis; Reliability

All newborn infants consecutively admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of Trondheim during 1993 were eligible to participate in the study. In total, 241 neonates were included, for whom anamnestic, clinical and laboratory characteristics were recorded. Perip...