Association of prior lymphopenia with mortality in pneumonia: a cohort study in UK primary care.

Fergus W Hamilton David T Arnold Rupert A Payne

Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2021)

Lymphopenia is an independent predictor of mortality in primary care pneumonia. Even low-normal lymphopenia (1-2 × 109 cells/L) is associated with an increase in short- and long-term mortality compared with higher counts.

Keyphrases

primary care
cardiovascular events
risk factors
induced apoptosis
general practice
coronary artery disease
intensive care unit
oxidative stress
peripheral blood
signaling pathway
cell proliferation