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The silent epidemic: Tackling the burden of anaemia in Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
No abstract available.
Glenda M. Davison
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Combination of coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure, and anaemic syndrome: clinical features and prognostic impact of anaemia treatment

Российский кардиологический журнал, 2013
Practitioners are often faced with a combination of coronary heart disease (CHD), chronic heart failure (CHF), and anaemic syndrome. These patients are typically characterised by a worse prognosis of acute and chronic CHD, as well as by a rapid ...
T. Yu. Kalyuta, Yu. G. Shvarts, I. M. Sokolov   +2 more
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Point-of-care estimation of haemoglobin concentration in all age groups in clinical practice

South African Family Practice, 2011
Background: The measurement of haemoglobin (Hb) concentration provides a reliable, primary screening test for the presence and severity of anaemia. The HemoCue® is a point-of-care test for Hb measurement.
E. Schapkaitz, J. Mahlangu
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Haemoglobin Ottawa, sickle cell trait and vaso‐occlusive crises

eJHaem
A girl with a sickle cell trait had severe VOCs (vaso‐occlusive crises), her father also had a sickle cell trait but mild VOCs, and her mother had no symptoms.
Cécile Bobillier, Isabelle Derclaye, Augustin Ferrant, Diane Maisin   +3 more
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Proteolytic activity in the adult and larval stages of the human roundworm parasite Angiostrongylus costaricensis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode that causes abdominal angiostrongyliasis, a widespread human parasitism in Latin America. This study aimed to characterize the protease profiles of different developmental stages of this helminth.
Karina Mastropasqua Rebello, Caroline Reis de Siqueira, Erika Louise Ribeiro, Richard Hemmi Valente, Ester Maria Mota, Jonas Perales, Ana Gisele da Costa Neves-Ferreira, Henrique Leonel Lenzi   +7 more
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Role of Anaemia and Magnesium Levels at the Initiation of Tuberculosis Therapy with Sputum Conversion among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Both pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) and anaemia are prevalent in India. Magnesium levels also influence TB. There is limited and inconsistent literature on the association among anaemia, serum magnesium levels and sputum conversion during ...
Yuthika Agrawal, Vipin Goyal, Abhishek Singh, Sandhya Lal   +3 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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The effect of experimental hyperoxia on erythrocytes’ oxygen-transport function

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hyperoxia, calcium ions and pH value on the composition of major phospholipids in human erythrocyte membranes and erythrocytes’ oxygen-transport function. To create a model of hyperoxia, we saturated
Victor Vasilevich Revin, Natalia Vasilevna Gromova, Elvira Sergeevna Revina, Igor Pavlovich Grunyushkin, Alexander Yurievich Tychkov, Anastasia Yurievna Samonova, Anastasia Nikolaevna Kukina, Alexander Alexandrovich Moskovkin, Jean-Christophe Bourdon, Nikolai Zhelev   +9 more
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Differentiating between Dengue Fever from Other Febrile Illnesses Using Haematological Parameters [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Dengue fever is the most common arthropod borne disease and major public health concerns in India. The clinical presentation of this disease is difficult to distinguish from other febrile illnesses like malaria and typhus fever ...
P Priyanka, US Dinesh
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
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