Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Urine S100 BB and A1B dimers are valuable predictors of adverse outcome in full-term asphyxiated infants
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Volume 102, No. 10, Year 2013
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Aim: To investigate whether S100A1B and BB dimers are predictors of early perinatal death in newborns with perinatal asphyxia (PA). Methods: The study compared 38 full-term newborns with PA [neonatal death n = 11; hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE): n = 27] with a control group of 38 healthy infants. Clinical and laboratory parameters were recorded at eight time points and urine collected for S100B assessment. Multivariate analysis was performed in order to analyse the influence of various clinical parameters on the occurrence of neonatal death. Results: A1B and BB in PA nonsurvivor infants were significantly higher (p < 0.001) than in controls at all monitoring time points. BB at first void (cut-off >42 ng/L) was the best predictor of early neonatal death (p < 0.05) of all the clinical and laboratory parameters studied. Conclusion: These results suggest that S100s are valuable predictors of adverse outcome in PA infants. It is also suggested that these biomarkers be used in daily clinical practice, due to their low cost and stress, reproducibility and the possibility of longitudinal monitoring. © 2013 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Risso, Francesco Maria
Italy, Genoa
Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Serpero, Laura Domenica
Italy, Genoa
Università Degli Studi Di Genova
Zimmermann, Luc J.I.
Netherlands, Maastricht
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Gavilanes, Antonio Wenceslao Danilo
Netherlands, Maastricht
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Frulio, Rosanna
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Michetti, Fabrizio
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Florio, Pasquale
Italy, Siena
Università Degli Studi Di Siena
Bashir, Moataza
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Iskander, Iman Fathi
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Mufeed, Hala
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Aboulgar, Hanna
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Gazzolo, Diego
Italy, Alessandria
Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/apa.12343
ISSN:
08035253
e-ISSN:
16512227
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cohort Study