title: Comparison of total white blood cell count and serum C-reactive protein levels in confirmed bacterial and viral infections.
abstract: We report the association of reaction in inflammatory markers with the microbiologic etiology of infection in children. Total white blood cell counts were increased in most pneumococcal and Escherichia coli infections, but in less than one-half of Staphylococcus aureus infections. Adenoviruses were the only viral agents that often increased total white blood cell counts or serum C-reactive protein levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland. ville.peltola@tyks.fi
authors.forename: Ville
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peltola
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mertsola
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ruuskanen
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000097:blood; D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000097:blood; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000097:blood; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood; D009980:Influenza A virus; D009981:Influenza B virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000097:blood; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000097:blood; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000097:blood; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D002097:C-Reactive Protein