Salivary Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive Protein/Mean Platelet Volume Ratio in the Diagnosis of Late-Onset Neonatal Pneumonia

Table 1

Clinical data, examination, and chest X-ray findings.

	Pneumonia ()		Control ()		value
	No.	%	No.	%
Tachypnea
Absent	5	14.3	35	100.0	<0.001
Present	30	85.7	0	0.0
Cough
Absent	9	25.7	35	100.0	<0.001
Present	26	74.3	0	0.0
Fever
Absent	12	34.3	35	100.0	<0.001
Present	23	65.7	0	0.0
Retraction
Absent	10	28.6	35	100.0	<0.001
Present	25	71.4	0	0.0
Air entry
Normal	11	25.7	35	100.0	<0.001
Diminished	24	74.3	0	0.0
Oxygen supply
Room air	0	0.0	35	100	<0.001
Nasal cannula	16	45.7	0.0	0.0
nCPAP	5	14.3	0.0	0.0
Mechanical ventilation	14	40	0.0	0.0
CXR
Normal	0	0.0
Pneumonic patches	24	68.6
Interstitial pneumonia	11	31.4

nCPAP: nasal continuous positive airway pressure; CXR: chest X-ray; indicates .