Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc · Mar 2019
Observational StudyNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a serum biomarker associated with community acquired pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the main infectious cause of mortality in the world. Several scales evaluates outcomes, however the current tendency favors using biomarkers as surrogates of clinical prognosis. ⋯ NLR is useful to identify patients with grave pneumonia and risk of complications according to PSI.