Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants With Leukemoid Reaction
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Outcome of extremely low birth weight infants with leukemoid reaction.
BACKGROUND Leukemoid reaction (LR) is defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of >30 x 10(3)/mm(3). No previous study has systemically examined the clinical and prognostic significance of this phenomenon in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of LR in morbidity, mortality, and long-term developmental outcome in ELBW in...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1379