Neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio correlation to procalcitonin and PELOD-2 score in pediatric sepsis

• Main Authors: Desak Gede Arie Yudhantari (Author), Dadang Hudaya Somasetia (Author), Eddy Fadlyana (Author), Djatnika Setiabudi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Sepsis is a leading cause of children's mortality worldwide. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a widely used infection marker, but has limitations in terms of cost and availability. The neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) is easy to perform, low-cost, and widely used as a diagnostic and pr...