Is lymphocyte, which is a cheap and popular marker, sensitive to protein content in diets?

Malnutrition is associated with worse prognosis, a higher risk of infections and complications, worse regeneration of wounds, longer hospitalization, the increase of the total costs of treatment and higher mortality rate. Therefore, early identification of patients suffering from malnutrition should be considered a priority and so should be the actions aiming at the prevention of this problem. One of the most popular
markers of malnutrition is lymphocyte concentrate. It is very cheap and routinely used

Author(s): Maja Czerwińska Rogowska

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