Diagnostic accuracy of eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and eosinophil-to-neutrophil ratio as biomarkers for differentiating between fungal and bacterial infection in necrotising otitis externa.

Benyamin M Kaminer Sabri El-Saied Batel Lasry Daniel M Kaplan

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2024)

Lower values of ELR and ENR in patients with NOE are associated with fungal infection and can serve as a tool in adjusting an appropriate antimicrobial therapy in cases of sterile or when no culture is available.

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