High prevalence of infections in non-COVID-19 patients admitted to the Emergency Department with severe lymphopenia

Abstract Background In the Emergency Department (ED), early and accurate recognition of infection is crucial to prompt antibiotic therapy but the initial presentation of patients is variable and poorly characterized. Lymphopenia is commonly associated with bacteraemia and poor outcome in intensive c...

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Main Authors: Arthur Baïsse, Thomas Daix, Ana Catalina Hernandez Padilla, Robin Jeannet, Olivier Barraud, François Dalmay, Bruno François, Philippe Vignon, Thomas Lafon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07295-5