Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Monocyte-Lymphocyte Ratio According to the Radiologic Severity of Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, no study has investigated whether the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) have a clinical value in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)-pulmonary disease (PD).

Methods

We aimed to assess whether the baseline NLR and MLR were different according to the severity of MAC-PD based on the radiologic classification by retrospectively analyzing 549 patients treated in a tertiary referral center in South Korea.

Results

Both NLR and MLR were significantly higher as 3.33 and 0.43 respectively in the fibrocavitary type, followed by 2.34 and 0.27 in the cavitary nodular bronchiectatic type and significantly lower as 1.88 and 0.23 in the non-cavitary nodular bronchiectatic type.

Conclusion

The baseline NLR and MLR showed a d

SUBMITTER: Kim MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature