Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and clinical outcomes in COPD: recent evidence and future perspectives

P Paliogiannis, AG Fois, S Sotgia… - European …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disabling condition that is characterised
by poorly reversible airflow limitation and inflammation. Acute exacerbations of COPD are a …

Biomarkers to guide the use of antibiotics for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD): a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Hoult, D Gillespie, TMA Wilkinson, M Thomas… - BMC pulmonary …, 2022 - Springer
Background Antibiotics are frequently prescribed for acute exacerbations of COPD
(AECOPD) even though most do not have a bacterial aetiology. Biomarkers may help …

The value of clinical parameters in predicting the severity of COVID‐19

W Shang, J Dong, Y Ren, M Tian, W Li… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To study the relationship between clinical indexes and the severity of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID‐19), and to explore its role in predicting the severity of COVID‐19. Clinical …

Role of neutrophil to lymphocyte and monocyte to lymphocyte ratios in the diagnosis of bacterial infection in patients with fever

A Naess, SS Nilssen, R Mo, GE Eide, H Sjursen - Infection, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To study the role of the neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte:
lymphocyte ratio (MLR) in discriminating between different patient groups hospitalized for …

[HTML][HTML] A 2020 review on the role of procalcitonin in different clinical settings: an update conducted with the tools of the evidence based laboratory medicine

AM Azzini, RM Dorizzi, P Sette, M Vecchi… - Annals of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biomarkers to guide antibiotic treatment decisions have been proposed as an effective way
to enhancing a more appropriate use of antibiotics. As a biomarker, procalcitonin (PCT) has …

The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is related to disease severity and exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

R Furutate, T Ishii, T Motegi, K Hattori, Y Kusunoki… - Internal …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by
systemic inflammation, the association between the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR; an …

The usefulness of C-reactive protein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for predicting the outcome in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis

JH Kwon, JW Jang, YW Kim, SW Lee, SW Nam… - BMC …, 2015 - Springer
Background The role of clinical parameters such as systemic inflammatory response
syndrome (SIRS) criteria in predicting the infection remains unclear in cirrhosis patients. The …

Defining the role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in COPD: a systematic literature review

Y Pascual-Gonzalez, M Lopez-Sanchez… - … journal of chronic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
COPD is characterized by a pulmonary and systemic inflammatory process. Several authors
have reported the elevation of multiple inflammatory markers in patients with COPD; …

The neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio as a marker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its exacerbations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

P Paliogiannis, AG Fois, S Sotgia… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The main white blood cell populations, neutrophils and lymphocytes, are
involved in the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We …

The recent advances of phenotypes in acute exacerbations of COPD

A Zhou, Z Zhou, Y Zhao, P Chen - International journal of chronic …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Exacerbations of COPD are clinically relevant events with therapeutic and prognostic
implications. Yet, significant heterogeneity of clinical presentation and disease progression …