Role of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Count Ratio in the Differential Diagnosis between Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Bacterial Community-Acquired Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Differential diagnosis between pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is often challenging. The neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio (NLR), a convenient marker of inflammation, has been demonstrated to be a useful biomarker for predicting bacteremia. We...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Neul-Bom, Son, Choonhee, Um, Soo-Jung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23482854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2013.33.2.105

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23482854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2013.33.2.105

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