Lymphocytopenia and neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio predict bacteremia better than conventional infection markers in an emergency care unit

INTRODUCTION: Absolute lymphocytopenia has been reported as a predictor of bacteremia in medical emergencies. Likewise, the neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) has been shown a simple promising method to evaluate systemic inflammation in critically ill patients. METHODS: We retrospectively eval...

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Autores principales: de Jager, Cornelis PC, van Wijk, Paul TL, Mathoera, Rejiv B, de Jongh-Leuvenink, Jacqueline, van der Poll, Tom, Wever, Peter C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21034463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9309

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