Role of Hematologic Scoring System in Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Septicemia

Septicemia is the commonest cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity 1 . Neonatal septicemia is a clinical syndrome characterized by signs and symptoms of infection with accompanying bacteremia in the first month of life 2 . The early signs of neonatal septicemia may be subtle 3 . Despite continuing advances in diagnosis and treatment, it remains one of the important causes of higher mortality and morbidity 4 . Timely diagnosis of neonatal septicemia is critical because in neonates the illness can progress more rapidly than adult 5 . In developing countries, mortality rate is between 11-68 per 1000 live birth, in Bangladesh rate is 42 per 1000 live birth 6 and in developed countries about 5 per 1000 live birth…