Reference Values for Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 in Cord Blood of Healthy Term Neonates and Their Association with Stress-Related Perinatal Factors

摘要

BackgroundAutomated interleukin assays are promising diagnostic aids for early-onset neonatal sepsis, however, reference values for healthy term neonates are incompletely known. The goal of this study is to determine reference values for interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in cord blood of healthy term neonates.