Severe thrombocytopenia in a patient with inosine triphosphatase (ITPA)–CC genotype caused by pegylated interferon (IFN)-α-2a with ribavirin therapy: a case report [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Pegylated interferon combined with ribavirin treatment is an effective therapy for chronic hepatitis C viral infection. However, pegylated interferon combined with ribavirin is associated with various adverse reactions.
Hiroyuki Kitagawa +4 more
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Platelet Biochemistry and Morphology after Cryopreservation [PDF]
, 2020 Platelet cryopreservation has been investigated for several decades as an alternative to room temperature storage of platelet concentrates. The use of dimethylsulfoxide as a cryoprotectant has improved platelet storage and cryopreserved concentrates can ...
Compernolle, Veerle +2 more
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Erythrocytes and Platelets: A Critical Analysis of their Ontogenic Relationship through Automated Parameters [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Erythrocytes and platelets share an intimate development history, due to which special interest is centered on their relationship. Mature Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and platelets show a similar physiological rhythm, and are concurrently ...
Deepak Kumar +2 more
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Laboratory markers of disease severity in Plasmodium knowlesi infection: a case control study. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Plasmodium knowlesi malaria causes severe disease in up to 10% of cases in Malaysian Borneo and has a mortality rate of 1 - 2%. However, laboratory markers with the ability to identify patients at risk of developing complications have not yet
Ahmed, A +7 more
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Analysis of platelet-rich plasma extraction variations in platelet and blood components between 4 common commercial kits [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been extensively used as a treatment in tissue healing in tendinopathy, muscle injury, and osteoarthritis. However, there is variation in methods of extraction, and this produces different types of PRP. Purpose:
Bulsara, MK +4 more
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Intraoperative blood transfusions in highly alloimmunized patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 1989 Intraoperative blood requirements were analyzed in patients undergoing primary orthotopic liver transplantation and divided into two groups on the basis of panel reactive antibody of pretransplant serum measured by lymphocytotoxicity testing.
Duquesnoy, RJ +5 more
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The trans-sialidase from Trypanosoma cruzi induces thrombocytopenia during acute Chagas' disease by reducing the platelet sialic acid contents [PDF]
, 2005 Strong thrombocytopenia is observed during acute infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasitic protozoan agent of American trypanosomiasis or Chagas' disease.
Campetella, O. +4 more
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Zanco Journal of Medical SciencesBackground and objective: The most prevalent cause of convulsions in young children is febrile convulsions. The ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes (NLR), the mean platelet volume (MPV), and the platelet count are indicators of inflammation.
Sherzad A. Mosa +3 more
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Apixaban Enhances Endogenous Fibrinolysis in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
, 2019 © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.AIMS: Approximately 20% of ischaemic stroke patients exhibit spontaneous arterial recanalization, attributable to endogenous fibrinolysis, which ...
Arachchillage, Deepa RJ +7 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser +6 more
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