Utility of interleukin‐6 to identify serious bacterial infections in febrile infants aged ≤60 days
Interleukin-6 showed high sensitivity and NPV, which might assist in identifying SBIs early in febrile infants. However, IL-6 was not shown to be superior to CRP and further studies are needed to investigate whether IL-6 should be incorporated in clinical management.
Authors
- Kristina Elfving (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-8765)
- Ioannis Orfanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0466-4499)
- Emilie Thorén Krusell
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17422
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00