C-reactive protein as a predictor of meningitis in early onset neonatal sepsis: a single unit experience

Objectives To determine whether there is a cut off value of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) associated with a higher risk of meningitis in suspected early onset sepsis (EOS) (onset birth to 7 days of life). Methods A retrospective cohort study on neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit at McMaster Children's Hospital from January 2010 to 2017 and had lumbar puncture (LP) and CRP for workup of EOS. Included subjects had either (a) …