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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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Effect of a+ -thalassaemia on episodes of fever due to malaria and other causes: a communitybased cohort study in Tanzania [PDF]

, 2011
Background It is controversial to what degree a+-thalassaemia protects against episodes of uncomplicated malaria and febrile disease due to infections other than Plasmodium. Methods In Tanzania, in children aged 6-60 months and height-for-age z-score
Baidjoe, A.Y., Demir, A.Y., Jansen, E.J.S., Kraaijenhagen, R.J., Mbugi, E.V., Savelkoul, H.F.J., Veenemans, J., Verhoef, H.   +7 more
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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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Maternal haemoglobin concentrations before and during pregnancy and stillbirth risk: A population-based case-control study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Results of previous studies on the association between maternal haemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and stillbirth risk are inconclusive. It is not clear if haemoglobin concentration before pregnancy has a role.
Aarabi, M., Bahmanyar, S., Cnattingius, S., Maghsoudlou, S., Montgomery, S.M., Semnani, S., Stephansson, O.   +6 more
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Towards an interoperable healthcare information infrastructure - working from the bottom up [PDF]

, 2006
Historically, the healthcare system has not made effective use of information technology. On the face of things, it would seem to provide a natural and richly varied domain in which to target benefit from IT solutions. But history shows that it is one of
Austin, T, Darlison, MW, Ingram, D, Kalra, D, Modell, B, Patterson, D   +5 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
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