Immature to total neutrophil ratio as an early indicator of early neonatal sepsis

ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives: Neonatal septicemia is responsible for 1.5 to 2.0 million deaths/year in the under developed countries of the world. Pakistan is number three among these countries and accounts for 7% of global neonatal deaths. The objective of the study was to determine the role of simple hematological parameter, immature to total neutrophil ratio [I/T ratio] in diagnosing early onset neonatal bacterial infection