title: The beleaguered band count.
abstract: The detection of bandemia is reported to be valuable in the diagnosis of a number of infectious conditions. Many problems that have been identified with the assessment of bandemia, both technical and practical, raise doubts about the validity of these reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Novak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000097:blood; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology*; D012016:Reference Values