📄 Differential cell count and CRP level in blood as predictors for middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in acute febrile patients during nosocomial outbreak

© 2017 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. A case-control study was performed to identify clinical predictors for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection among patients with acute febrile illness during the nosocomial outbreak. Patients with MERS-CoV were more likely to have monocytosis with normal white blood cell (WBC) count and lower C-reactive protein (CRP) level. Simple laboratory data such as complete blood counts (CBC) with differential count could be a useful marker for the prediction of MERS and triage at the initial presentation of acute febrile patients in outbreak setting.

keywords 🔗 syndrome coronavirus (1074) 🔗 white blood (25) 🔗 respiratory syndrome (2004)

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