Neutrophil CD64 level as a rapid and promising diagnostic tool for infectious diseases in elderly patients

Geriatrics & Gerontology International
Nozomi OtsukiTakanori Ueda

Abstract

We examined the utility of the neutrophil CD64 level as a rapid and sensitive diagnostic marker for infections in febrile aged patients. The expression level of CD64 per neutrophil was quantitatively measured with flow cytometry using a QuantiBrite kit in samples from febrile (aged >65 years) patients. Information about the presence or absence of infectious disease was retrospectively obtained from each patient's medical record in which attending physicians were obliged to write down a tentative diagnosis after resolution of manifestations. With receiver operating characteristic curve evaluation using the results, a CD64 level >2000 molecules per neutrophil was sensitive and specific for detecting infection. Among 102 patients suspected of having infection, 72 patients were diagnosed with infectious diseases, and 30 patients had non-infectious diseases. The sensitivity and specificity of determination of the neutrophil CD64 level were 88% and 63%, respectively. However, considering the high frequency of infections in elderly patients (71% in the present study), the post-test probability reached as high as 93%. The positive likelihood ratio was 2.4, and the negative likelihood ratio was 0.2. Considering the frequency of infectio...Continue Reading

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