Wesam A Mokhtar, Laila M Sherief, Naglaa M Kamal, Azza O ElSheikh, Farida H Omran, Ahmed Abdulsaboor, Maha M H Sakr, Shreif El Gebally, Mohamed M M Shehab, Jaber Alfaifi, Reem Turkistani, Futun Aljuaid, Mohammed A M Oshi, Fouad B A Elbekoushi, Ghada A Mokhtar
Plasma gelsolin (pGSN) correlates with clinical improvement in septic patients. We aimed to investigate pGSN levels as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of neonatal late-onset-sepsis (LOS). A case-control study was done on 184 neonates (92 with LOS and 92 controls). All participants were subjected to detailed history taking, full clinical evaluation, sepsis workup, and pGSN enzyme-linked immunosorbent-assay measurement. We detected significantly lower pGSN level among cases compared to controls (90.63 ± 20...
March 8, 2024: Medicine (Baltimore)