Delta neutrophil index in automated immature granulocyte counts for assessing disease severity of patients with sepsis

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-246

  Chung, Hyun Nahm ^a   Jong, Weon Choi ^a,c   Lee, Jongwook ^b  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanaro Medical Foundation   (South Korea)

^c Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Delta neutrophil index; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Immature granulocytes; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CULTURE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENZYME MECHANISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BLOOD COAGULATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; KOREA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PREVALENCE; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 49749150983     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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