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Author: Toori, Kaleem Ullah; Qureshi, Muhammad Arsalan; Chaudhry, Asma; Safdar, Muhammad Farhan
Title: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in COVID-19: A cheap prognostic marker in a resource constraint setting
  • Cord-id: 2zf4g69u
  • Document date: 2021_1_1
  • ID: 2zf4g69u
    Snippet: OBJECTIVES: To identify association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with disease severity and mortality. METHODS: Total 720 Corona Virus RT-PCR positive patients were included in this cross-sectional study. Patients were admitted to KRL Hospital Islamabad from April 2020 to August 2020. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was recorded on admission and then serially. NLR cut-off was 3.0. WHO categories for disease severity (asymptomatic, mild, moderate and severe) were used. Demographic profil
    Document: OBJECTIVES: To identify association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with disease severity and mortality. METHODS: Total 720 Corona Virus RT-PCR positive patients were included in this cross-sectional study. Patients were admitted to KRL Hospital Islamabad from April 2020 to August 2020. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was recorded on admission and then serially. NLR cut-off was 3.0. WHO categories for disease severity (asymptomatic, mild, moderate and severe) were used. Demographic profile, symptoms and co-morbidities were recorded. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 40 ± 12.4 years with 96% being males. Majority patients (76.5%) were asymptomatic. Amongst symptoms, fever was the most common symptom. Diabetes mellitus was most common recorded co-morbidity. The mean NLR 2.5 ± 2.78. Significant association was found between NLR and disease severity as well as mortality. Difference in mean NLR amongst disease severity categories was also significant CONCLUSION: Results are compatible with worldwide studies and NLR is a cheap and easily available marker of disease severity and mortality.

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