Lymphocytopenia and neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio predict bacteremia better than conventional infection markers in an emergency care unit
Critical Care2010Vol. 14(5), pp. R192–R192
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Cornelis PC de Jager, Paul TL van Wijk, Rejiv B. Mathoera, Jacqueline de Jongh-Leuvenink, Tom van der Poll, Peter C. Wever
Abstract
In an emergency care setting, both lymphocytopenia and NLCR are better predictors of bacteremia than routine parameters like CRP level, WBC count and neutrophil count. Attention to these markers is easy to integrate in daily practice and without extra costs.
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