Research Article

Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”

Volume: 11 Number: 4 July 31, 2021
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Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”

Abstract

Abstract Background: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio(MLR) are useful biomarkers of inflammation used in many diseases to evaluate bacteremia, disease activity, recurrence rate, surveillance and prognosis. Objective: Aim of this study was to evaluate NLR and MLR in the differential diagnosis of children with pulmonary tuberculosis disease from CAP. Materials and Methods: I reviewed hospital-records of 50 children with pulmonary tuberculosis disease in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Ward between June 2016 and December 2018, and compared; NLR and MLR with 50 CAP and 50 healthy children. Also; erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) and C-reactive protein(CRP) were compared between the tuberculosis and CAP group. Results: When 3 groups were compared there was significant difference among NLR and MLR values between 3 groups. In pairwise-comparisons, there was significant difference among NLR and MLR values between tuberculosis versus healthy controls, and CAP versus healthy controls. However, there was no significant difference among NLR, MLR values between tuberculosis versus CAP groups. Conclusion: This study is unique that evluates NLR and MLR in tuberculosis differentiation. Although NLR and MLR values are useful biomarkers of inflammation in both pulmonary tuberculosis and CAP seperately, they’re not as useful as expected in differentiating tuberculosis from CAP in children.

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Thanks

To Dr. Humeyra Aslaner

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2021

Submission Date

November 10, 2020

Acceptance Date

April 26, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 4

APA
Bozdemir, Ş. E. (2021). Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 11(4), 500-505. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.823844
AMA
1.Bozdemir ŞE. Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?.” J Contemp Med. 2021;11(4):500-505. doi:10.16899/jcm.823844
Chicago
Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas. 2021. “Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?””. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 (4): 500-505. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.823844.
EndNote
Bozdemir ŞE (July 1, 2021) Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 4 500–505.
IEEE
[1]Ş. E. Bozdemir, “Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?””, J Contemp Med, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 500–505, July 2021, doi: 10.16899/jcm.823844.
ISNAD
Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas. “Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?””. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11/4 (July 1, 2021): 500-505. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.823844.
JAMA
1.Bozdemir ŞE. Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”. J Contemp Med. 2021;11:500–505.
MLA
Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas. “Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?””. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, vol. 11, no. 4, July 2021, pp. 500-5, doi:10.16899/jcm.823844.
Vancouver
1.Şefika Elmas Bozdemir. Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”. J Contemp Med. 2021 Jul. 1;11(4):500-5. doi:10.16899/jcm.823844

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