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Role of the eosinophil count in discriminating the severity of community-acquired pneumonia in HIV-infected patients

Authors: Rafel Perelló, Oscar Miró, Josep M Miró, Asunción Moreno

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 4/2008

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Abidi and colleagues recently reported that eosinopenia constitutes a good diagnostic marker in distinguishing between noninfection and infection, but is a moderate marker in discriminating between systemic inflammatory response syndrome and infection in newly admitted critically ill patients [1]. They propose that eosinopenia may become a helpful clinical tool in intensive care unit (ICU) practices. They included different types of severe infections, however, and therefore the utility of eosinopenia for a particular kind of infection is not approached. …

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Title: Role of the eosinophil count in discriminating the severity of community-acquired pneumonia in HIV-infected patients
Authors: Rafel Perelló
Oscar Miró
Josep M Miró
Asunción Moreno
Publication date: 01-08-2008
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 4/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6971

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