<unk>  screening: # DLC (differential leukocyte count) showing increased numbers of polymorphs. # DLC: band cells > 20%. # increased haptoglobins. # micro ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) titer > 15mm. # gastric aspirate showing > 5 polymorphs per high power field. # newborn CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) screen: showing increased cells and proteins. # suggestive history of chorioamnionitis, PROM (premature rupture of membranes), etc... Culturing for microorganisms from a sample of CSF, blood or urine, is the gold standard test for definitive diagnosis of<unk> . This can give false negatives due to the low sensitivity of culture methods and because of concomitant antibiotic therapy. Lumbar punctures should be done when possible as 10-15% presenting with<unk>  also have meningitis, which warrants an antibiotic with a high CSF penetration. CRP is not very accurate in picking up cases.
Neonatal sepsis
Neonatal meningitis
Shaken baby syndrome
Infant respiratory distress syndrome
Omphalitis of newborn
Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease
Neonatal stroke
Neonatal infection