Frequent detection of functional hyposplenism via assessment of pitted erythrocytes in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis.
<h4>Background</h4>Asplenia or functional hyposplenism are risk factors for severe infections, and vaccinations against encapsulated bacteria are advised. There are only limited data regarding the spleen function of cirrhotic patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated spleen funct...
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| Main Authors: | Malte H Wehmeyer, Harsha Sekhri, Raluca Wroblewski, Antonio Galante, Thomas Meyer, Ansgar W Lohse, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0271541&type=printable |
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