Transient lymphopenia in acutely unwell young infants
- 1Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Manchester, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Charlestown Rd, Manchester M9 7AA, UK
- 2Department of Haematology, Booth Hall Children's Hospital
- Correspondence to:
Dr P D Arkwright, Academic Unit of Child Health, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Charlestown Rd, Manchester M9 7AA, UK;
peter_arkwright{at}lineone.net
- Accepted 26 November 2001
Abstract
The clinical outcome of 42 acutely unwell infants <3 months old with lymphopenia was retrospectively compared with that of 42 controls. Lymphopenic infants were significantly more likely to require active resuscitation and intensive care, independent of total leucocyte count, gender, degree of prematurity, and diagnosis.
- A&E, accident and emergency
- CI, confidence interval
- OR, odds ratio
- PICU, paediatric intensive care unit
