Comparison of total white blood cell count and serum C-reactive protein levels in confirmed bacterial and viral infections.

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalThe Journal of pediatrics
Year 2006
We report the association of reaction in inflammatory markers with the microbiologic etiology of infection in children. Total white blood cell counts were increased in most pneumococcal and Escherichia coli infections, but in less than one-half of Staphylococcus aureus infections. Adenoviruses were the only viral agents that often increased total white blood cell counts or serum C-reactive protein levels.
Epistemonikos ID: 353b11991ee50da233d6dfa1bf8fa8a23f42b91e
First added on: Sep 20, 2024