Eosinopenia as predictor of infection in patients admitted to an internal medicine ward: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The identification of infection in an internal medicine ward is crucial but not always straightforward. Eosinopenia has been proposed as a marker of infection, but specific cutoffs for prediction are not established yet. We aim to assess whether there is difference in eosinophil count between infected and noninfected patients and, if so, the best cutoffs to differentiate them.

Methods

Cross-sectional, observational study with analysis of all patients admitted to an Internal Medicine Department during 2 consecutive months. Clinical, laboratory and imaging data were analyzed. Infection at hospital admission was defined in the presence of either a microbiological isolation or suggestive clinical, laboratory, and/or imaging findings. Use of antibiotics in the 8 days b

SUBMITTER: Silva JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature