Open AccessNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume in the diagnosis of bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients. A preliminary analysis from Ecuador
Author(s) -
Jorge Luis Vélez Páez,
Wendy Tercero-Martínez,
Glenda Jiménez-Alulima,
Johanvarrete-Domínguez,
Luis Cornejo-Loor,
Christian Castro-Bustamante,
Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo,
Joshuan J. Barboza,
Alfonso J. RodríguezMorales
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
le infezioni in medicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2532-8689
pISSN - 1124-9390
DOI - 10.53854/liim-2904-5
Subject(s) - mean platelet volume , medicine , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , lymphocyte , microbiological culture , mann–whitney u test , covid-19 , gastroenterology , wilcoxon signed rank test , immunology , platelet , disease , biology , bacteria , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are at risk of hospital infection. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio (LCR) and mean platelet volume (MPV) are established inflammation markers reflecting the systemic inflammatory response. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 and bacterial co-infections, as well as the correlation with NLR and MPV.