Stress in the emergency room: a simple leukocyte to glass adhesion test provides a diagnostic tool to differentiate between stress and infection/inflammation related leukocytosis
Abstract:In order to discriminate between stress‐induced leukocytosis and an infection/inflammation‐related one, we have used a modified leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation test (LAAT) to examine the adhesive properties of white blood cells towards glass surfaces. A highly significant p<0·00001) difference was noted between the percent of aggregated cells found in a group of patients with various conditions of infection/inflammation (22·9±6·4%) and those with stress (7·5±1·4%). The corresponding difference between the t… Show more
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