Mind the “CRP gender gap”! sex differences in CRP evolution over time in neonatal sepsis: a monocentric retrospective cohort study

In neonates of both sexes with likely but unconfirmed NS, CRP seems to increase, reach a peak, and then decrease, following a logarithmic pattern. Before antibiotic treatment, female neonates in our population showed an earlier increase in CRP levels, with no difference in peak CRP levels.