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Incidence of T Activation in a Hospital Population
Author(s) -
Rawlinson Violet I.,
Stratton F.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1984.tb00091.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , population , pediatrics , emergency medicine , environmental health , optics , physics
The incidence of T activation in a hospital population has been studied. T polyagglutinability likely to cause serological problems was found in only 1:10,000 but minor degrees of T activation occurred in 1:200. In a number of cases, severe infections were accompanied by T activation, but we were unable to establish any primary association between T activation and anaemia. The findings suggested that individuals whose erythrocyte sialic acid levels are slightly lower than normal are those who, when hospital patients, are likely to develop various degrees of T activation.