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Abstract
Results: Significantly lower serum EGF level was I
encountered in NEC preterms compared with control group
(mean±SEM: 75.48±11.27 pg/ml vs. 268.3±43.90 pg/ml, I
p<O.OOI). Neither clinical staging of NEC nor mode of I
feeding had significantly influenced serum EGF level. At
cut-off value of serum EGF of 130 pg/ml, NEC was I
diagnosed with 86% sensitivity and 63% specificity. Serum
EGF correlated positively (p<0.05) with each of gestational I
age, birth weight, postnatal age, hemoglobin concentration I
and platelet count. The peptide level partially recovered in
survrvors of 7 days following the initial assessment I
(p<0.05), but remained significantly lower than control
(p<0.05). Final survivors among patients 6(17.1%), were I
found to have higher EGF than those with fatal outcome
(p<O.Ol).