Predictive contribution of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in diagnosis of brucellosis.
Here we wanted to investigate predictive value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the diagnosis of brucellosis. Thirty-two brucellosis patients diagnosed with positive serum agglutination test and thirty-two randomized healthy subjects were enrolled in this study retrospectively. Result with ROC analyzes the baseline NLR and hemoglobin values were found to be significantly associated with brucellosis (P = 0.01, P = 0.01, resp.). Herein we demonstrated for the first time that NLR values were significantly associated with brucellosis. This situation can help clinicians during diagnosis of brucellosis.
Department of Internal Medicine, Bitlis Mutki State Hospital, 13000 Bitlis, Turkey.
Serdar
S
Olt
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Medical Faculty Hospital, 54000 Sakarya, Turkey.
Hasan
H
Ergenç
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Medical Faculty Hospital, 54000 Sakarya, Turkey.
Seyyid Bilal
SB
Açıkgöz
D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000379:methods; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D006454:Hemoglobins