ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio as predictor of mortality in pediatric patients with bacterial meningitis: A retrospective cohort study.
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- Identification of predictors for bacterial meningitis diagnosis based on transcriptomics and genetic analysis.AMB Express · 2025Article
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and its association with latent tuberculosis infection and all-cause mortality in the US adult population: a cohort study from NHANES 2011-2012.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with short-term prognosis and severity of tuberculosis meningitis patients without HIV infection.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundBacterial meningitis causes high mortality rates among children. Even with early diagnosis and prompt treatment, around 15% of patients die especially in the first and second days after diagnosis. The neutrophil lymphocyte ratio has been reported to be a predicting factor of severity and outcome for patients with pneumonia and sepsis. However, only a few studies are available to rate the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of mortality in bacterial meningitis. This study aimed to know the role of the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of mortality in patients with bacterial meningitis.
methodsThis retrospective study was conducted at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia between January 2016 to December 2020. Multivariate analysis was used to assess the correlation between predicting factors and outcomes using logistic regression analysis.
resultsA total of 94 samples were included and analyzed in this study with bacterial meningitis. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio >5.225 was a significant predictor of mortality in patients with bacterial meningitis with
conclusionNeutrophil lymphocyte ratio is a statistically significant predictor of mortality in patients with bacterial meningitis, and can be used as a parameter to predict outcomes in patients with bacterial meningitis.
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