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2012 | 7 | 2 | 258-261

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Neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio as a biomarker of bacterial infections

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The implementation of new markers of bacterial infection into clinical practice is hindered by their costs. We assessed the potential use of the neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) to discriminate between bacterial and viral infections. NLCR was evaluated in 45 patients with bacterial infections: 24 patients with viral infections and 18 healthy adults. The medians of NLCR were 11.73 in bacterial infections, 2.86 in viral infections and 1.86 in controls. The NLCR cut-off value of 6.2 exhibited a sensitivity value of 0.91 and a specificity value of 0.96 for bacterial infection. These results suggest a diagnostic potential for NLCR.

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7

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2

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258-261

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published
1 - 4 - 2012
online
3 - 2 - 2012

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  • Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Bulovka, CZ-180 81, Prague, Czech Republic
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  • Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Bulovka, CZ-180 81, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, CZ-120 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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  • Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Bulovka, CZ-180 81, Prague, Czech Republic

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