@article{article_545397, title={Evaluation of the Rate of Thrombocytosis in Lower Respiratory Tract and Upper Urinary System Infections}, journal={Meandros Medical And Dental Journal}, volume={12}, pages={1–3}, year={2011}, author={Güngör, Onur and Meral, Cihan and Karademir, Ferhan and Akcan, Abdullah Barış and Aydınöz, Seçil and Kul, Mustafa and Süleymanoğlu, Selami}, keywords={Reactive thrombocytosis, upper urinary system infection, lower respiratory tract infection}, abstract={To evaluate the rates of thrombocytosis in lower respiratory tract (LRTI) and upper urinary system infections (UUSI). In this study, rates of thrombocytosis were evaluated in patients hospitalized and treated with the diagnosis of LRTI (n=20) or UUSI (n=22) in “GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Department of Pediatrics” between 2006-2009, retrospectively. Reactive thrombocytosis is defined as the platelet count over 500.000/mm . Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS for Windows version 13.0. p≤0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Thrombocytosis was found to be higher in the UUSI (%36) at the time of the diagnosis compared to the LRTI group (25%). The most common microorganism identified in the UUSI was Escherichia coli (n=12, 54%). There was no significant relationship between the reactive thrombocytosis observed at the time of the diagnosis and the severity of the disease in the LRTI and the UUSI}, number={2}, publisher={Aydin Adnan Menderes University}