Iron deficiency anaemia: pathophysiology, assessment, practical management

A Kumar, E Sharma, A Marley… - BMJ open …, 2022 - bmjopengastro.bmj.com
The WHO has recognised iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) as the most common nutritional
deficiency in the world, with 30% of the population being affected with this condition …

Transfusion-Transmitted Babesia spp.: Bull's-Eye on Babesia microti

DA Leiby - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Babesia spp. are intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of animals and humans that cause
babesiosis, a zoonotic disease transmitted primarily by tick vectors. Although a variety of …

Fecal transplants: what is being transferred?

DP Bojanova, SR Bordenstein - PLoS biology, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Fecal transplants are increasingly utilized for treatment of recurrent infections (ie,
Clostridium difficile) in the human gut and as a general research tool for gain-of-function …

Pathogen‐reduced platelets for the prevention of bleeding

LJ Estcourt, R Malouf, S Hopewell… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Platelet transfusions are used to prevent and treat bleeding in people who are
thrombocytopenic. Despite improvements in donor screening and laboratory testing, a small …

Porphyrin-based cationic amphiphilic photosensitisers as potential anticancer, antimicrobial and immunosuppressive agents

N Malatesti, I Munitic, I Jurak - Biophysical reviews, 2017 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines a photosensitiser, light and molecular oxygen to
induce oxidative stress that can be used to kill pathogens, cancer cells and other highly …

Dendrimer-based multivalent vancomycin nanoplatform for targeting the drug-resistant bacterial surface

SK Choi, A Myc, JE Silpe, M Sumit, PT Wong… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Vancomycin represents the preferred ligand for bacteria-targeting nanosystems. However, it
is inefficient for emerging vancomycin-resistant species because of its poor affinity to the …

Comparison of decompression, decompression plus fusion, and decompression plus stabilization for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a prospective, randomized study

H Inose, T Kato, M Yuasa, T Yamada… - Clinical Spine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial. Objective: To prospectively
assess the long-term clinical results of decompression alone, decompression plus fusion …

Transfusion-transmitted infections reported to the national healthcare safety network hemovigilance module

KA Haass, MRP Sapiano, A Savinkina… - Transfusion medicine …, 2019 - Elsevier
Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) can be severe and result in death. Transfusion-
transmitted viral pathogen transmission has been substantially reduced, whereas sepsis …

The silent risks of blood transfusion

J Rawn - Current opinion in Anesthesiology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The benefits of blood transfusion have never been conclusively demonstrated, but evidence
of transfusion-related harm continues to accumulate. Given the transfusion triggers that …

Management of iron-deficiency anemia in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review

OH Nielsen, M Ainsworth, M Coskun, G Weiss - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Management of Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Inflammatory Bowel D... : Medicine Management of
Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review : Medicine Log in …