Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Intravenous Immunoglobulin-Resistance in Infants Under 12-Months Old With Kawasaki Disease

• Main Authors: Yongbing Chen (Author), Ying Hua (Author), Chunyu Zhang (Author), Selena Chen (Author), Qingyou Zhang (Author), Ying Liao (Author), Hui Yan (Author), Yuli Wang (Author), Ping Liu (Author), Jianguang Qi (Author), Xueqin Liu (Author), Yonghong Chen (Author), Chaoshu Tang (Author), Hongfang Jin (Author), Junbao Du (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: We evaluated the ability of peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to predict the intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance in Kawasaki disease (KD) patients under 1-year of age.Methods: A total of 92 KD patients under the age of 1-year and who were hospitalized in Pekin...