Monitoring neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 receiving tocilizumab

Affiliations

¹ Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; Allergy and Immunology, Spectrum Health. Electronic address: Nicholas.hartog@spectrumhealth.org.
² Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Office of Research and Education, Spectrum Health.
³ Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University.
⁴ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
⁵ Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Allergy and Immunology, Spectrum Health; Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Nicholas L Hartog et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;126(3):306-308.

doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2020.12.014. Epub 2020 Dec 30.

¹ Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; Allergy and Immunology, Spectrum Health. Electronic address: Nicholas.hartog@spectrumhealth.org.
² Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Office of Research and Education, Spectrum Health.
³ Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University.
⁴ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
⁵ Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Allergy and Immunology, Spectrum Health; Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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