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Infective complications of aplastic anaemia
Author(s) -
Keidan A. J.,
Tsatalas C.,
Cohen J.,
Cousins S.,
GordonSmith E. C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1986.tb07527.x
Subject(s) - neutropenia , medicine , aplastic anemia , monocyte , gastroenterology , white blood cell , immunology , absolute neutrophil count , leukopenia , retrospective cohort study , chemotherapy , bone marrow
S ummary Patients with aplastic anaemia have a relatively specific immune defect—leucopenia with neutropenia. We have carried out a retrospective analysis of infective episodes in 11 patients with aplastic anaemia. 5723 follow‐up days accrued and 29 infective episodes were documented. Overall the number of infective episodes was significantly associated with the mean white cell and monocyte counts (r = 0.9, 0.02