Aim: Ferritin reflects total iron storage and is also the first laboratory index to decline with iron deficiency. It may be less accurate in children with infectious or inflammatory conditions as an acute phase reactant. Considering the fact that Cameroonian children live in malar...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130112
Atakan Turgutkaya, Zahit Bolaman, Emel Ceylan, Murat Telli, Berna Gültekin Korkmazgil, Can Karaman & Irfan Yavasoglu·International Blood Research & Reviews·2019
Nocardiosis is a gram positive bacterial infection caused by aerobicactinomycetes. It’s nonspesific presentation and radiographic findings usually make it undiagnosed with highly fatal outcomes. The patients with intracelluler defects are prone to nocardiosis. Multiplemyelom(MM)...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130111
Serum electrolyte and red blood cell membrane potential of hypertensive patients in Owerri metropolis were investigated. A total of 50 volunteer subjects were used for the study. Thirty (30) of the volunteer subjects were hypertensive subjects and were used as test subjects; whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130110
Ya’aba Yakubu, Mohammed Shehu Busu, Nfongeh Joseph Fuh, Olatunji Kazeem Toyosi, Abubakar Aisha, Usoroh Mary, Daniel Oluwaseun Christiana & Abdulmumin Adam Raji·International Blood Research & Reviews·2019
Introduction: Biochemical and hematological abnormalities are among most common clinico-pathological manifestations of HIV/AIDS infected persons on antiretroviral drugs (ARDs). Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection are known to influence progression and management of HIV infection. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130109
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of blood storage using CPDA-1 on packed cell volume, methaemoglobin and oxyhaemoglobin in different ABO/Rhesus blood types donated by some residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430108
Purpose: Splenectomy is used as the second line therapy in patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, there is no parameter predicting splenectomy decision. Thrombopoietin is the main regulator of platelet count through its receptor c-mpl. The aim of the present study...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430107
Background: Platelet aphaeresis is an essential procedure, which meets the demand of single donor platelets (SDP) effectively. The procedure is well tolerated by donors with fewer side effects. Adverse events in Platelet aphaeresis have been reported from as low as 0.32 to 6.81%....
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430106
Aim: This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of ethanol extract of Aju Mbaise herbal mixture on some haematological indices of diabetic Wistar albino rats. Sample: Packed cell volume (PCV) and haemoglobin (Hb) concentration was estimated in diabetic rats treated with et...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430105
Aim: The study is aimed at investigating the antinutritive effects of aqueous root extract of Moringa oleifera on haematological indices following sub-chronic consumption of alcohol in Wistar rats. Methods and Materials: Thirty (30) experimental rats weighing 100-120 g were rando...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430104
Background: Viral hepatitis is a global health problem with 170 million Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) carriers worldwide, and 12-13 million HCV carriers in India. Unscreened blood and components play a significant role in transmission of HCV apart from reuse of injection needles, unste...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i330103