SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF MICRO ESR VERSUS DEFINITIVE BLOOD MARKERS FOR NEONATAL SEPSIS AS SCREENING TEST IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, NAVI MUMBAI

Abstract

Background: Neonatal sepsis significantly contributes to neonatal mortality and morbidity in developing countries. The delay in diagnosis due to the time-consuming gold standard blood culture necessitates rapid, accessible, and cost-effective diagnostic markers.