Predictive value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with deep neck space infection secondary to acute bacterial tonsillitis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1421-1424

  Baglam, Tekin ^a   Binnetoglu, Adem ^a   Yumusakhuylu, Ali Cemal ^a   Gerin, Fethullah ^a   Demir, Berat ^a   Sari, Murat ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute bacterial tonsillitis; Deep neck infection; Inflammation; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio

Indexed keywords

ACUTE BACTERIAL TONSILLITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP NECK SPACE INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TONSILLITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; CYTOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; NECK; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; NECK; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84938952820     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.016     Document Type: Article

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