We examined @ populations : @ ) all preterm VLBW infants born at Vanderbilt @-@ - we assessed provider compliance with CDS algorithm and measured relevant outcomes ; @ ) all patients with positive blood culture results admitted to the Vanderbilt NICU @-@ - we tested the correlation between CRP and WBC results within @ days of blood culture phlebotomy ; @ ) @,@ randomly selected patients out of the @,@ patients admitted to the NICU @-@ - we correlated time-associated CRP values and absolute neutrophil counts .