Research progress on clinical significance of monocyte distribution width in infection and inflammatory diseases

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2025.05.016

Abstract

Abstract:

Monocyte distribution width （MDW） is a relatively new indicator of complete blood count. Except for sepsis，the application of MDW in other diseases is still limited recently. This review briefly summarizes the definition，determination methods，reference ranges and current research on clinical significance in infection and inflammatory diseases，in order to provide a reference for the application of MDW in early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of various diseases.

Key words: Monocyte distribution width, Sepsis, Marker, Clinical significance

CLC Number:

R446.11

YAO Lifeng, ZHANG Ling. Research progress on clinical significance of monocyte distribution width in infection and inflammatory diseases[J]. Laboratory Medicine, 2025, 40(5): 503-507.

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