Significance of extreme leukocytosis in evaluation of febrile children aged 3-36 months: A single center experience
Background: Emergency department evaluation of young febrile children often includes measurement of white blood cell (WBC) count. Although a high WBC count is associated with an increased likelihood of infection, the clinical significance of extreme leukocytosis (EL) (a WBC count of ≥25,000/mm 3 ),...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Iraqi Journal of Hematology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=167;epage=172;aulast=Ghani |