TY - JOUR AU - Park, Sunmin AU - Lee, Sang Jun AU - Shin, Beomsu AU - Lee, Seok Jeong AU - Kim, Sang-Ha AU - Kwon, Woo Cheol AU - Kim, Jihye AU - Lee, Myoung Kyu PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/19 TI - The association of delta neutrophil index with the prognosis of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease JO - BMC Pulmonary Medicine SP - 47 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is associated with infective triggers including bacterial or viral in many cases, and pneumonia is a major contributor to hospitalization for AECOPD and has a close relationship with poor outcomes. Increased delta neutrophil index (DNI) can be useful in the detection of COPD patients with pneumonia. SN - 1471-2466 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-1083-4 DO - 10.1186/s12890-020-1083-4 ID - Park2020 ER -