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Lymphopenic Community Acquired Pneumonia (L-CAP), an Immunological Phenotype Associated with Higher Risk of Mortality.
EBioMedicine - 1 Oct 2017
Bermejo-Martin Jesus F, Cilloniz Catia, Mendez Raul, Almansa Raquel, Gabarrus Albert, Ceccato Adrian, Torres Antoni, Menendez Rosario
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The role of neutrophil and lymphocyte counts in blood as prognosis predictors in Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) has not been adequately studied. This was a derivation-validation retrospective study in hospitalized patients with CAP and no prior immunosuppression. We evaluated by multivariate analysis the association between neutrophil and lymphocyte counts and mortality risk at 30-days post hospital admission...
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