Predictive value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with deep neck space infection secondary to acute bacterial tonsillitis

Baglam, Tekin; Binnetoglu, ADEM; Yumusakhuylu, ALİ; Gerin, Fethullah; Demir, Berat; Sari, Murat

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.016

Predictive value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with deep neck space infection secondary to acute bacterial tonsillitis

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Baglam T., Binnetoglu A. , Yumusakhuylu A. C. , Gerin F., Demir B., Sari M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.79, no.9, pp.1421-1424, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 79 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.016
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.1421-1424

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be used as a predictor for deep neck space infections (DNSIs) that occur as a complication of acute bacterial tonsillitis in the pediatric population.