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Acute paediatrics
Transient lymphopenia in acutely unwell young infants
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.
- lymphopenia
- resuscitation
- infection
- A&E, accident and emergency
- CI, confidence interval
- OR, odds ratio
- PICU, paediatric intensive care unit