TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between the neonatal white blood cell count and histologic chorioamnionitis in preterm newborns
AU - Zanardo, Vincenzo
AU - Peruzzetto, Carla
AU - Trevisanuto, Daniele
AU - Cavallin, Francesco
AU - Vedovato, Stefania
AU - Straface, Gianluca
AU - Chiarelli, Silvia
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Objective: The aim was to examine the relationship between neonatal white blood cell (WBC) count and the diagnosis of histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA). Design: We measured WBC, a widely used marker of inflammation, to evaluate whether the values at birth were associated with HCA. Setting: NICU, Department of Pediatrics of Padua University, Padua, Italy. Subjects: WBC count was evaluated in 71 preterm neonates (<32 weeks of gestation) with HCA and in a control group without HCA on day 1, 3, and 6 after delivery. Logistic regression analysis and diagnostic accuracy analysis were used to assess the association between WBC counts and HCA. Main results: WBC levels were significantly higher in infants with HCA than in those without HCA (Median IQR, WBC (x10 9/l): day 1, 13.2 (6.2-21.8) vs 8.1 (6-11.4), p < 0.001; day 3, 17.4 (11.4-26.9) vs 6.3 (5.2-8.3), p < 0.001; day 6, 18.4 (11.1-31) vs 6.5 (4.4-9), p < 0.0001). The neonatal WBC count on the third day of life was the most sensitive parameter associated with HCA (sensitivity: 0.80; specificity: 0.88). The cut-off value based on the ROC curve was 10 (x109/l). Conclusions: WBC count in the third day of life is strongly associated with HCA.
AB - Objective: The aim was to examine the relationship between neonatal white blood cell (WBC) count and the diagnosis of histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA). Design: We measured WBC, a widely used marker of inflammation, to evaluate whether the values at birth were associated with HCA. Setting: NICU, Department of Pediatrics of Padua University, Padua, Italy. Subjects: WBC count was evaluated in 71 preterm neonates (<32 weeks of gestation) with HCA and in a control group without HCA on day 1, 3, and 6 after delivery. Logistic regression analysis and diagnostic accuracy analysis were used to assess the association between WBC counts and HCA. Main results: WBC levels were significantly higher in infants with HCA than in those without HCA (Median IQR, WBC (x10 9/l): day 1, 13.2 (6.2-21.8) vs 8.1 (6-11.4), p < 0.001; day 3, 17.4 (11.4-26.9) vs 6.3 (5.2-8.3), p < 0.001; day 6, 18.4 (11.1-31) vs 6.5 (4.4-9), p < 0.0001). The neonatal WBC count on the third day of life was the most sensitive parameter associated with HCA (sensitivity: 0.80; specificity: 0.88). The cut-off value based on the ROC curve was 10 (x109/l). Conclusions: WBC count in the third day of life is strongly associated with HCA.
KW - Fetal inflammatory response syndrome
KW - HCA
KW - Histologic chorioamnionitis
KW - Preterm birth
KW - White blood cell count
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U2 - 10.3109/14767058.2012.712562
DO - 10.3109/14767058.2012.712562
M3 - Article
C2 - 22813065
AN - SCOPUS:84870323540
VL - 25
SP - 2769
EP - 2772
JO - Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
JF - Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
SN - 1476-7058
IS - 12
ER -