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Objective To distinguish the increase of white blood cells after glucocorticoid is the adverse reaction of glucocor‐ticoid or infection aggravated .If we can analyse it properly ,the abuse of antimicrobials and waste of medical could be avoid re‐source .Methods 74 patients which were in our hospital from 2011 .1 to 2012 .12 were recruited into this study .They were divided into three groups ,including non‐infection with glucocorticoid(n=15) ,infection without glucocorticoid(n=29) and infection with glucocorticoid(n=30) according to disease and therapies .After being treated 0 day ,3 days ,7 days ,venous blood of patients were collected to detect white blood count ,CRP and morphology of leukocyte .Results The group of non‐infection with glucocorticoid applied glucocorticoid after 3 days and 7days ,WBC was increased significantly(P0 .05) .Conclusion Glucocorticoid rise the count of WBC in peripheral blood especially the neutrophil .We can evaluate in‐fectious status by the level of CRP and the count of band neutrophils in peripheral blood smear .
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Objective To evaluate the role of several traditional laboratory examinations in identifying the cause of WBC count increase,which might be the adverse reaction of glucocorticoid or infection.Methods 74 patients treated in the hospital from Jan. 2011 to Dec.2012 were recruited in the study.Glucocorticoid without Infection(n =15 ),Infection without Glucocorticoid(n =29) and Infection with Glucocorticoid(n=30)Group were devided according to the type of disease and therapies.After being treated for 0,3,7 d,respectively venous blood samples of patients were collected to determine the concentration of CRP,WBC count,leukocyte classification and NAP score.CRP was used as the Judgment index for the degree of infection,the changes of other indexes were compared.Results Compared with the Infection without Glucocorticoid Group,the CRP concentration of the Infection with Glu-cocorcoid Group was becoming lower(P >0.05).The Non-infection with Glucocorticoid Group applied glucocorticoid for 3 days and 7 days respectively,the count of neutrophilic granulocyte and NAP score increased significantly compared with that before glucocor-ticoid application(P 0.05).Conclusion The increase of WBC after glucocorticoid can not be identified whether it is the adverse reaction of glu-cocorticoid or aggravated infection by using classification of leukocyte,the increasing amount of WBC and NAP score.