The predictive value of immature granulocyte count and immature myeloid information in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1429-1432

  Cimenti, Christina ^a   Erwa, Wolfgang ^a   Herkner, Kurt R ^b   Kasper, David C ^b   Müller, Wilhelm ^a   Resch, Bernhard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIV KLIN KINDER JUGENDHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Immature granulocytes; Immature myeloid information; Neonatal sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMMATURE GRANULOCYTE COUNT; IMMATURE MYELOID INFORMATION; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ONSET AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84867811714     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2011-0656     Document Type: Article

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