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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Rohsiswatmo, R.a; * | Azharry, M.a | Sari, T.T.a | Bahasoan, Y.b | Wulandari, D.b
Affiliations: [a] Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia | [b] Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. Tel.: +62 811133094; E-mail: rinarohsis@gmail.com.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) detection is problematic as no single examinations (blood culture, c-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT)) are reliable. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which detect the presence of pathogen-associated molecular patterns is a promising novel biomarker, but less studied in LONS. This study aimed to determine neutrophils and monocytes TLR2 and TLR4 expression in LONS and their diagnostic value. METHODS:A cross-sectional study conducted in May and June 2017 involving 52 neonates with clinical late-onset (>72 hours of age) sepsis. We examine complete blood count, I/T ratio, CRP, PCT, as well as TLR2 and TLR4 expression to compared with blood culture as the gold standard. We classified cases into proven or unproven sepsis. RESULT:The incidence of LONS was 32.6% in the subjects. The expression of TLR2 was low in LONS, while TLR4 was high. TLR4 neutrophil expression has 88.2% sensitivity, 20% specificity, 34.9% positive predictive value (PPV), 77.8% negative predictive value (NPV), and an AUC of 0.541. TLR4 monocyte expression has 92.1% sensitivity, 11.4% specificity, 34% PPV, 80% NPV, and an AUC of 0.528. The AUC of CRP is increased from 0.608 to 0.843 after combination with TLR4, comparable with CRP + PCT (AUC 0.829). CONCLUSION:The increase in TLR4 expression has good sensitivity but low specificity. TLR4 expression, in combination with CRP, could become a reliable biomarker for the diagnosis of LONS.
Keywords: Late-onset neonatal sepsis, biomarker, TLR2, TLR4, procalcitonin, c-reactive protein
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-200411
Journal: Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 361-367, 2021
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