Importance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a marker for microbiological specimens in critically ill patients after liver or lung transplantation
All analysed inflammation markers are far from being perfect. The NLR is a sensitive marker with reasonable threshold for the detection of microbiological specimens independent of gender or type of organ transplanted. The use allows a more differentiated approach to face the challenge of bacteria and fungus in patients who underwent liver or lung transplantation.
Authors
- Michael Zöller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5337-6509)
- Steffen B. Wiegand
- Michael Irlbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-265X)
- Nikolaus Kneidinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7583-0453)
- Markus Guba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7778-8401)
- Sebastian Michel
- Michael Paal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8831-0238)
- Christian Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-8676)
- Jette Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-809X)
- Christian Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4501-3094)
Institutions
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-024-02398-4
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.41