Clinical value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio, aspartate aminotransferase, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting the severity of community-acquired pneumonia in children
High levels of CAR, AST, and PLR are significantly associated with the presence of severe pneumonia in children with CAP and can serve as effective predictive indicators for identifying disease severity and guiding clinical assessment of disease progression.
Authors
- Lu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-6555)
- X Z Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6122-3561)
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7539-9394)
- Hao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4582-2556)
- Bo Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1270-4203)
Institutions
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Chizhou University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1611792
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00