Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio for the prediction of histological chorioamnionitis in cases of preterm premature rupture of membranes: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Greta Balciuniene (Author), Greta Kvederaite-Budre (Author), Violeta Gulbiniene (Author), Irena Dumalakiene (Author), Rita Viliene (Author), Ingrida Pilypiene (Author), Grazina S. Drasutiene (Author), Diana Ramasauskaite (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is easily calculated blood test parameter, which can be used as marker to predict many inflammatory disorders. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the NLR in maternal blood with the white blood cell (WBC) count and C-reactive prot...