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Platelet distribution width as an useful indicator of influenza severity in children

Zou S 1 , Mohtar SH 2 , Othman R 3 , Hassan RM 3 , Liang K 4 , Lei D 5 Show all authors , Xu B 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, 510317, China. zouseyin@126.com
  • 2 Department of Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, Universiti Selangor, Bestari Jaya Campus, Bestari Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 45600, Malaysia. hasmah@unisel.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, Universiti Selangor, Bestari Jaya Campus, Bestari Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 45600, Malaysia
  • 4 Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523000, China
  • 5 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, 510317, China
BMC Infect Dis, 2024 Jan 02;24(1):9.
PMID: 38166827 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08890-w

Abstract

PURPOSE: The present study aims to investigate the potential of platelet distribution width as an useful parameter to assess the severity of influenza in children.

METHODS: Baseline characteristics and laboratory results were collected and analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to joint detection of inflammatory markers for influenza positive children, and the scatter-dot plots were used to compare the differences between severe and non-severe group.

RESULTS: Influenza B positive children had more bronchitis and pneumonia (P 

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