Role of platelet transfusion in children with bleeding in dengue fever

Role of platelet transfusion in children with bleeding in dengue fever

Background & objectives: The indications for platelet transfusion in dengue fever are clearly defined in World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (2011) for dengue fever, but physicians face practical difficulty in its implementation in an epidemic setting. On one hand there is an intense soci...

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Main Authors: Sriram Pothapregada, Banupriya Kamalakannan, Mahalakshmy Thulasingam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Bleeding manifestations; dengue fever; platelet transfusion; thrombocytopenia
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.orgjournal/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2015;volume=52;issue=4;spage=304;epage=308;aulast=Pothapregada

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