The value of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in differentiating pneumonia from upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in children: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Jinghua Wu (Author), Xu Wang (Author), Mingqi Zhou (Author), Guo-Bo Chen (Author), Jing Du (Author), Ying Wang (Author), Chengyin Ye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Backgrounds Early and accurate diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia in primary health care can reduce the chance of long-term respiratory diseases, related hospitalizations and mortality while lowering medical costs. The aim of this study was to assess the value of blood biomarkers, clinical sy...