Assessment of Immature Granulocytes Percentage to Predict Severe Bacterial Infection in Latvian Children: An Analysis of Secondary Data

Assessment of Immature Granulocytes Percentage to Predict Severe Bacterial Infection in Latvian Children: An Analysis of Secondary Data

Background: Detection of small proportion of serious bacterial infections (SBI) with a potentially life threating course in a large group of children with fever admitted to emergency department (ED) is still complicated. Measurement of immature granulocytes (IG) percentage may be used as a marker of...

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Main Authors: Jana Pavare, Ilze Grope, Dace Gardovska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
bacterial infections
sensitivity
specificity
immature granulocytes
Latvia
child
sepsis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/54/4/56

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