Neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio as an early indicator of blood stream infection in the emergency department

Richard Lowsby; Clint Gomes; Ian Jarman; Paulo Lisboa; Patrick A Nee; Madhur Vardhan; Tom Eckersley; Roshan Saleh; Hannah Mills

doi:10.1136/emermed-2014-204071

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Neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio as an early indicator of blood stream infection in the emergency department

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Richard Lowsby Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clint Gomes Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Jarman Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paulo Lisboa Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patrick A Nee Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, UK Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Madhur Vardhan Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tom Eckersley Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roshan Saleh Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hannah Mills School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Patrick A Nee, Emergency Department, Whiston Hospital, Merseyside L35 5DR, UK; patrick.nee{at}sthk.nhs.uk

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Lowsby R, Gomes C, Jarman I, et al

Neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio as an early indicator of blood stream infection in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal 2015;32:531-534.

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Received June 9, 2014
Revised August 5, 2014
Accepted August 5, 2014
First published September 2, 2014.

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November 08, 2016

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