Table 1 Comparison between controls (no. = 100) and cases with early-onset neonatal sepsis (no. = 100) regarding TLC, blood culture, and RBCs
From: A study of elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) in early-onset neonatal sepsis
Control cases | Cases with early-onset neonatal sepsis | Chi-square value | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. = 100 | No. = 100 | ||||
*TLC | Leukopenia | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (20.0%) | ||
Normal | 100 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 200.0 | 0.000 HS | |
Leukocytosis | 0 (0.0%) | 80 (80.0%) | |||
Klebsiella | – | 96 (96.0%) | |||
*Blood culture | Other Gram-ve Bacilli MDR/Klebsiella | –– | 2 (2.0%) 2 (2.0%) | – | – |
No growth | – | 0 (0.0%) | |||
Red blood cells (RBCs) | Mean ± SD | 5.26 ± 0.63 | 4.45 ± 1.07 | 6.493 | 0.000 HS |
Range | 4.1–6.5 | 2.8–9.01 | |||