Hematological abnormalities in HIV-infected patients
Author(s) -
Gil Cunha De Santis,
Denise Menezes Brunetta,
Fernando Crivelenti Vilar,
Renata Amorim Brandão,
Renata Zomer de Albernaz Muniz,
Geovana Momo Nogueira de Lima,
Manuela Emiliana Amorelli-Chacel,
Dimas Tadeu Covas,
Alcyone Artioli Machado
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.08.001
Subject(s) - hemoglobin , medicine , anemia , gastroenterology , neutropenia , platelet , mortality rate , absolute neutrophil count , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , toxicity
Anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia are commonly observed in HIV-infected patients. This study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of cytopenias and their association with CD4 count. Furthermore, the association of hemoglobin concentration with mortality was also investigated.
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