CBC

The prevalence of the CBC test in clinical practice depends mainly on its simplicity and quick results. However, its clinical value for diagnosing infection is limited, while it cannot be used as a basis for determining whether to apply antibiotics. First, elevated white blood cells ≠ bacterial infection. For example, the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia ...

Firstly, can CBC tests distinguish between bacterial or viral infections? Simply, the answer is no. Literally, not only CBC tests can not differentiate between types of infections, there is no test that can absolutely differentiate between bacterial or viral infections, including the "gold standard" of blood cultures. A positive result of blood cultures does not ...