Predictive Contribution of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio in Diagnosis of Brucellosis

Olt S., Ergenc H., Acikgoz S. B.

BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, cilt.2015, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2015
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2015/210502
  • Dergi Adı: BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Here we wanted to investigate predictive value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the diagnosis of brucellosis. Thirty-two brucellosis patients diagnosed with positive serum agglutination test and thirty-two randomized healthy subjects were enrolled in this study retrospectively. Result with ROC analyzes the baseline NLR and hemoglobin values were found to be significantly associated with brucellosis (P = 0.01, P = 0.01, resp.). Herein we demonstrated for the first time that NLR values were significantly associated with brucellosis. This situation can help clinicians during diagnosis of brucellosis.