Association Between Serum Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Levels and Monocyte and Thrombocyte Counts in Healthy, Hypoxic, and Septic Term Neonates.

Conclusions. Serum M-CSF levels are significantly higher in neonates with sepsis. High serum M-CSF levels may have a possible role in the pathogenesis of thrombocytopenia in neonates with sepsis. macrophage--colony-stimulating factor, thrombocytopenia, monocyte, sepsis, neonate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]