Ann Lab Med.  2015 Nov;35(6):647-650. 10.3343/alm.2015.35.6.647.

Use of Delta Neutrophil Index for Differentiating Low-Grade Community-Acquired Pneumonia From Upper Respiratory Infection

• Kim H
• Kim Y
• Kim KH
• Yeo CD
• Kim JW
• Lee HK

• KMID: 2363271
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2015.35.6.647

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Area Under Curve
C-Reactive Protein/analysis
Community-Acquired Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology/pathology
Female
Humans
Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolation & purification
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Neutrophils/*cytology
Pneumonia/*diagnosis/microbiology/pathology
ROC Curve
Respiratory Tract Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology/pathology
Severity of Illness Index
Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification
Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification
C-Reactive Protein

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Medians (and first to third interquartile ranges) of the delta neutrophil index (DNI, %), C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, and monocyte count in each group (A, pneumonia; B, upper respiratory infection; C, control).

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