Use of the Delta Neutrophil Index as a Prognostic Factor of Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Implications of a Simple and Useful Marker

Tae Seop Lim; Beom Kyung Kim; Jong Wook Lee; Young Ki Lee; Sooyun Chang; Seung Up Kim; Do Young Kim; Sang Hoon Ahn; Kwang-Hyub Han; Chae Yoon Chon; Jun Yong Park

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086884

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Use of the Delta Neutrophil Index as a Prognostic Factor of Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Implications of a Simple and Useful Marker

Tae Seop Lim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Beom Kyung Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jong Wook Lee,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Incheon Baek Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Young Ki Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sooyun Chang,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seung Up Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Do Young Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sang Hoon Ahn,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kwang-Hyub Han,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chae Yoon Chon,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jun Yong Park

* E-mail: drpjy@yuhs.ac

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Use of the Delta Neutrophil Index as a Prognostic Factor of Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Implications of a Simple and Useful Marker

Tae Seop Lim,
Beom Kyung Kim,
Jong Wook Lee,
Young Ki Lee,
Sooyun Chang,
Seung Up Kim,
Do Young Kim,
Sang Hoon Ahn,
Kwang-Hyub Han,
Chae Yoon Chon

Published: January 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086884

About the Authors

Tae Seop Lim

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Beom Kyung Kim

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Jong Wook Lee

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Incheon Baek Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea

Young Ki Lee

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Sooyun Chang

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Seung Up Kim

Do Young Kim

Sang Hoon Ahn

Kwang-Hyub Han

Chae Yoon Chon

Jun Yong Park

* E-mail: drpjy@yuhs.ac

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TSL JWL JYP. Performed the experiments: TSL YKL SC. Analyzed the data: TSL BKK JYP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SUK DYK SHA KHH CYC JYP. Wrote the paper: TSL BKK JYP.

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