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World J Clin Pediatr. Jun 9, 2024; 13(2): 92392
Published online Jun 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i2.92392
Diagnostic significance of complete blood cell count and hemogram-derived markers for neonatal sepsis at Southwest Public Hospitals, Ethiopia
Dereje Abebe Regassa, Rahel Shumi Nagaash, Bisirat Fikadu Habtu, Woyesa Beyene Haile
Dereje Abebe Regassa, Rahel Shumi Nagaash, Bisirat Fikadu Habtu, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Wolkite University, Wolkite 11330, Ethiopia
Woyesa Beyene Haile, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa 3000, Ethiopia
Author contributions: Regassa DA contributed to the conceptualization and design of the study; Regassa DA, Nagaash RS, Habtu BF, and Haile WB have participated in data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and drafted the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final version of manuscript for submission.
Institutional review board statement: Before the study began, our study obtained the approved ethical clearance from the local Institutional Review Board of Research (Ref. No BEFO176981/2023, Oromia Health Bureau, Ethiopia).
Informed consent statement: Before the study began, we obtained consent from the local Institutional Review Board of Research (Ref. No BEFO176981/2023, Oromia Health Bureau, Ethiopia) and received ethical clearance from Tulu Bolo General Hospital and Waliso General Hospital administration offices, as well as the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit head offices. Once we obtained permission from the hospital administrator and the head of the pediatrician clinic care unit, we collected the data from record data. We ensured the confidentiality and privacy of the obtained information. Our study adhered to the principle of the Helsinki Declaration (64th WMA General Assembly). Individual patient consent was not required as all data used in this study was acquired retrospectively from the laboratory information system and medical records without any additional blood sampling.
Conflict-of-interest statement: This research did not receive any specific grant from any funding agencies and the authors declare no conflicts of interest for this study.
Data sharing statement: The datasets analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request via address sifaanabebe@gmail.com.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Dereje Abebe Regassa, MSc, Lecturer, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Wolkite University, Gubre, Wolkite 11330, Ethiopia. sifaanabebe@gmail.com
Received: January 24, 2024
Revised: February 11, 2024
Accepted: April 12, 2024
Published online: June 9, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: It is try to show the importance of complete blood cell count and hemogram-derived markers for the neonatal sepsis, which are simple and accessible relative culture especially in developing countries like Ethiopia.