Can neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio be used as infection marker in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure

Eylem Acarturk Tuncay (ıstanbul, Turkey), Eylem Acarturk Tuncay, Emine Aksoy, Cuneyt Salturk, Sinem Gungor, Nezihe Ciftaslan Goksenoglu, Dilek Yavuz, Ozlem Yazicioglu Mocin, Gokay Gungor, Nalan Adiguzel, Zuhal Karakurt

Source: International Congress 2016 – Clinical and microbiological aspects of infections in COPD patients
Session: Clinical and microbiological aspects of infections in COPD patients
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1785
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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Eylem Acarturk Tuncay (ıstanbul, Turkey), Eylem Acarturk Tuncay, Emine Aksoy, Cuneyt Salturk, Sinem Gungor, Nezihe Ciftaslan Goksenoglu, Dilek Yavuz, Ozlem Yazicioglu Mocin, Gokay Gungor, Nalan Adiguzel, Zuhal Karakurt. Can neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio be used as infection marker in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1785

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