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ReviewJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2023

Diagnostic value of the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in discrimination between tuberculosis and bacterial community acquired pneumonia: A

Horieh Shojaan, Niusha Kalami, Masoumeh Ghasempour Alamdari, Seyed Matin Emami Alorizy, Arshin Ghaedi, Aida Bazrgar, Monireh Khanzadeh, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Shokoufeh Khanzadeh

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Review in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Horieh ShojaanTuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Niusha KalamiTuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Masoumeh Ghasempour AlamdariDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Matin Emami AlorizyStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Arshin GhaediStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Aida BazrgarStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Monireh KhanzadehGeriatric & Gerontology Department, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Brandon Lucke-WoldTabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Shokoufeh KhanzadehTabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: We conducted a systematic review and Methods: Literature search was conducted from July 20, 2023 using Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases. STATA software (version 12.0; Stata Corporation) was used for all analyses. Results: We found that patients with TB had significantly lower levels of NLR compared to those with B-CAP (SMD = -1.09, 95 %CI = -1.78- -0.40, P = 0.002). In the quality subgroup analysis, we found that patients with TB had significantly lower level of NLR compared to those with B-CAP consistent in moderate (SMD = -0.86, 95 %CI = -2.30, 0.57, P = 0.23) and high-quality studies (SMD = -1.25, 95 %CI = -2.07, -0.42). In the subgroup analysis based on continent, we found that patients with TB had significantly lower level of NLR compared to those with B-CAP in studies performed in Asian populations (SMD = -1.37, 95 %CI = -2.13, -0.61, P < 0.001), but not on African population (SMD = -0.02, 95 %CI = -1.06, 1.02, P = 0.97). The result of this study did not change after execution of sensitivity analysis. The pooled sensitivity of NLR was 0.86 (95% CI = 0.80, 0.91), and the pooled specificity was0.88 (95% CI = 0.69, 0.95). Conclusion: Patients with TB had a significantly lower NLR levels compared to those with B-CAP, so we utilized this biomarker for distinguishing between the disorders.

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Bacterial community acquired pneumoniaMeta-analysisNeutrophil to lymphocyte ratioTuberculosis

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