Using neutrophil and lymphocyte VCS indices in ambulatory pediatric patients presenting with fever

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-451

  Koenig, S ^a   Quillen, K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL VOLUME; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LASER; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957949832     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2009.01206.x     Document Type: Letter

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