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Observational studyRevista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo2025

Platelet mass index, systemic immune-inflammation index, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as practical markers in childhood brucellosis.

Hilal Koyuncu, Ayşe Tolunay Oflu, Ayşe Güngör, Ayşegül Bükülmez

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Observational study in Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hilal KoyuncuAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-071X
Ayşe Tolunay OfluAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5389-2220
Ayşe GüngörAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2095-7606
Ayşegül BükülmezAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6013-5172

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBrucellosis is a multisystem infectious disease and may cause an increase in acute phase reactants. This study aimed to examine the platelet mass index (PMI), the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in children with brucellosis and to determine their roles in focal involvement.

methodsThis retrospective observational study included 69 patients with brucellosis and a control group of 69 healthy children. Inflammation markers, PMI, NLR, and SII were compared in brucellosis patients and the control group and in brucellosis patients with and without focal involvement.

resultsHemoglobin and platelet values were significantly lower in brucellosis cases compared to the control group (p<0.001), and C-reactive protein and ferritin were significantly higher (p<0.001). SII and PMI were significantly lower in the brucellosis patient group compared to the control group (p<0.001). In the comparing cases with and without focal involvement, no statistically significant difference was detected in hematological parameters and inflammation markers.

conclusionsThis study showed that PMI, one of the new markers that can be calculated from complete blood count, may be useful in diagnosing childhood brucellosis. Similar results could not be reached for NLR and SII. New studies testing the diagnostic value of PMI, NLR, and SII in childhood brucellosis are needed.

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BrucellosisInflammationLymphocytesNeutrophilsAdolescentBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLymphocyte CountMalePlatelet CountRetrospective StudiesBiomarkers

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