Platelet–lymphocyte ratios: A potential marker for pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in copd patients

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2737-2740

  Chen, Guozhong ^a   Wu, Chunling ^a   Luo, Zhiying ^a   Teng, Yiming ^a   Mao, Suping ^a  

^a YIWU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Platelet to lymphocyte ratio; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; PLATELET LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 85027497970     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S111254     Document Type: Article

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