since  clinical  manifestations  of  most  febrile  infants  younger  than  three  months  old  are nonspecific, differentiation of serious bacterial infection (sbi) from self-limiting viral illness is a significant challenge for pediatricians. this study was performed to assess the diagnostic value of white blood cell count (wbc), absolute neutrophil count (anc), interleukin -6 (il-6) and c-re...

We hypothesized that the individual hematological response to chemo/ radiotherapy may be used as a parameter to assess the degree of myeloablation and probability of transplant-related events. This study included 58 pediatric patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). White blood cell (WBC) ratio (pre-conditioning WBC: day 0 WBC), day 0 WBC count, and WBC ...

BACKGROUND Elevation of the white blood cell (WBC) count during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with adverse outcomes. We examined the relationship between the WBC count and angiographic findings to gain insight into this relationship. Results and Methods-We evaluated data from 975 patients in the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 10A and 10B trials. Patients with a c...

BACKGROUND Conventional techniques for canine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis require large sample volumes and are labor intensive and subject to operator variability. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ADVIA120 CSF assay for analysis of canine CSF samples. METHODS CSF samples collected from 36 healthy control dogs and 17 dogs with neurologic disease were processed i...

Since clinical manifestations of most febrile infants younger than three months old are nonspecific, differentiation of Serious Bacterial Infection (SBI) from self-limiting viral illness is a significant challenge for pediatricians. This study was performed to assess the diagnostic value of white blood cell count (WBC), Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC), Interleukin -6 (IL-6) and C-reactive prote...

OBJECTIVE Because of increasing evidence that white blood cells (WBCs) play a role in the development and progression of diabetes complications, this study aimed to investigate the relation of circulating total and differential leukocyte counts to nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Plasma leptin levels were also measured to investigate their role in peripheral leukocytosis. RESEARC...

OBJECTIVES We investigated the secular trend in white blood cell (WBC) count and the relationship between WBC count and mortality between 1958 and 2002. BACKGROUND The WBC count is a clinical marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of mortality. Limited data exist on the WBC count secular trend and the relationship between WBC and mortality. METHODS One thousand eighty-three women and...

While cigarette smoking is a well-recognized cause of elevated white blood cell (WBC) count, studies on longitudinal effect of smoking cessation on WBC count are limited. We attempted to determine causal relationships between smoking and elevated WBC count by retrospective cross-sectional study consisting of 37,972 healthy Japanese adults who had a health check-up between April 1, 2008 and Marc...

The aim of this investigation was to elucidate the reductions in muscle, skin and core temperature following exposure to -110°C whole body cryotherapy (WBC), and compare these to 8°C cold water immersion (CWI). Twenty active male subjects were randomly assigned to a 4-min exposure of WBC or CWI. A minimum of 7 days later subjects were exposed to the other treatment. Muscle temperature in the ri...