The value of white blood cell count in predicting serious bacterial infections in children presenting to the emergency department: a multicentre observational study
WBC does not have diagnostic benefit in identifying children with an SBI compared with CRP and should only be measured for specific indications.
Authors
- Μαρία Τσολιά (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2485-4409)
- Chantal Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9716)
- Ian Maconochie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6319-8550)
- Marieke Emonts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-3527)
- Werner Zenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-3143)
- Joany M. Zachariasse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4093-8509)
- Dace Zavadska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-3763)
- Benno Kohlmaier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0685-689X)
- Henriëtte A. Moll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9304-3322)
- Aleksandra Rudzāte
- Marko Pokorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-2791)
- Federico Martinón‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-581X)
- Ruud Nijman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9671-8161)
- Ulrich von Both (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8411-1071)
- Irene Rivero‐Calle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3678-9264)
- Jethro Herberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-6491)
- Emma Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5403-3065)
- Enitan D. Carrol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8357-7726)
- Clementien L. Vermont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-856X)
- Naomi Kemps (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4156-7050)
- Michael Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2767-6919)
- Michiel van der Flier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1296-0159)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (ES)
- Amalia Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Children's Clinical University Hospital (LV)
- München Klinik (DE)
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Great North Children's Hospital (GB)
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL)
- Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital (GR)
- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (NL)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327493
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Imperial College London
- Newcastle University
- European Commission
- HORIZON EUROPE European Innovation Council