Delta Neutrophil Index Does Not Differentiate Bacterial Infection without Bacteremia from Viral Infection in Pediatric Febrile Patients

• Main Authors: Maro Kim (Author), Jin Hee Lee (Author), Young Ho Kwak (Author), Hyun Kyung Kim (Author), Hyuksool Kwon (Author), Dongbum Suh (Author), Do Kyun Kim (Author), Ha Ni Lee (Author), Jin Hee Kim (Author), Jie Hee Jue (Author), Soyun Hwang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: We sought to determine whether the delta neutrophil index (DNI), a marker that is reported to be used to predict the diagnosis, prognosis, and disease severity of bacteremia and sepsis, is useful in differentiating bacterial infection without bacteremia (BIWB) from viral infections (VI...