Application of NDW in Diagnosing Acute Bacterial Infection / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To study the value of the application of the neutrophil volume distribution width(NDW) in diagnosing acute bacterial infection generated by Coulter LH750 hematology analyzer.METHODS To do whole blood cell analysis of 80 blood samples of the bacteremic patients.Observed the white blood cell counts(WBC),the percentages of neutrophils,the value of the NDW and microscopic examination,to compare them with 50 controls.RESULTS A significant increase in the NDW was observed in the bacteremic patients compared with the controls(P