I'll start- the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) substantially outperforms the WBC for detection of infection
Using WBC as an indicator of infection made sense 50 years ago
It's 2026, we have better lab instruments, & its time to move on from the WBC
more on NLR here: emcrit.org/pulmcrit/nlr/
emcrit.org
introduction The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been gaining increasing attention across many fields of medicine within the past five years.
