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Eosinopenia sebagai Penanda Diagnosis Sepsis (Eosinopenia as Diagnostic Marker for Sepsis.)
ABSTRACT
Sepsis is one o':he most common causes of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ECU) and a major health care problem with increasing 'nc:dence. One of the most crucial steps in sepsis management is antimicrobial therapy. Inaccurate and late diagnosis of sepsis woulo lead to increased mortality or inappropriate use of antirricrobiai agents. To facilitate early and accurate diagnosis of sepsis, blomarkers such as c-reactive protein iCRP ) and procalcitonin are frequently -sed, b-t:are expensive and need considerable the. Eosinopenia is already known as a response to Infection. Recent stAies have shown that low eosinophi count is associated with bacteria; infection In critical y ill patients admitted to ICU. Due to Its good reliabi ity: rapid. easyand inexoensive measurement, eosinopenia may be 1-sed as an alternative sepsis biomarker in developing country such as Indonesia. Eosinopenia can also be used as a predictor of mortality for sepsis patients in ICU. Dimas Kusnugroho Bonardo Pardede, Dosmaria Slahaan. Eosinopenia as Diagnostic Marker for Sepsis.
Keywords: Eosinophi , eosinopenia. biomarker. Sepsis
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