Leucocytosis
EBM Guidelines
Aug 14, 2020 • Latest change Jun 1, 2017
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- Diagnose a severe infection as the cause of leucocytosis immediately and arrange treatment without delay.
- Absence of leucocytosis does not rule out severe infection or malignant haematological disease.
- If the cause of leucocytosis is not apparent, order further investigations considered necessary.
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