Table 3 Performance of CRP according to predisposing factors for sepsis
Predisposing factors | Total n = 271 | Positive blood culture within predisposing factor | Positive CRP within positive blood culture | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No | % | No | % | No | % |
Outborn Delivery | 160 | 59.0 | 59 | 36.9 | 47 | 79.8 |
Perinatal Asphyxia | 127 | 46.9 | 55 | 43.3 | 39 | 70.9 |
Prolonged Rupture of membranes | 100 | 36.9 | 32 | 32.0 | 24 | 75.0 |
Prematurity | 85 | 31.4 | 38 | 44.7 | 28 | 73.7 |
Foul smelling amniotic fluid | 48 | 17.7 | 12 | 25.0 | 10 | 83.3 |
Peripartum pyrexia | 22 | 8.1 | 11 | 50.0 | 9 | 81.8 |