Research Article

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

Table 2

Laboratory data in pneumonia and control groups.

Pneumonia () Control () value

Total leucocyte count (/mm3)<0.001
Platelet count (103/mm3)<0.001
MPV (fl)<0.001
CRP (mg/l)<0.001
CRP/MPV ratio<0.001
Salivary IL-6 (pg/ml)<0.001
Serum IL-6 (pg/ml)<0.001

MPV: mean platelet volume; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukin-6.