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Polymorphonuclear Leucocyte Count in Diagnosis of Infection in the Newborn
Abstract
Polymorphonuclear leucocyte counts were done in 200 infants at weekly intervals during the newborn period. In over 80% of the babies the count was below 7000/mm3. The count in 36 neonates with bacterial infection was found to be higher than the normal, in particular in the 18 infants with internal infection.