Role of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy on Platelet Recovery in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Khan Sheema, Ujjan Ikramdin, Naz Arshi, Naz Farah, Sheikh Imran

“…Patients with platelets count < 100 × 109/L for >3 months were selected. …”
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Achieving Universal Access for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis: Potential Prevention Impact of an Integrated Multi-Disease Prevention Campaign in Kenya by Reuben Granich, Nicolas Muraguri, Alexandre Doyen, Navneet Garg, Brian G. Williams

“…People with HIV were offered on-site CD4 cell counts, condoms, co-trimoxazole, and HIV clinic referral. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute Methotrexate Toxicity Leading to Bone Marrow Suppression by Samreen Khuwaja, Matthew Lyons, Beenish Zulfiqar

“…A 76-year-old male patient presented with oral ulcers, poor oral intake, and acute kidney injury within 3 weeks of initiating 15 mg weekly of methotrexate for seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Complete blood count was suggestive of pancytopenia with hemoglobin of 10.8 g/dL, total white cell count 3.36 (1000/uL) (absolute neutrophil count 490 micro/L), platelets 19,000, serum albumin 3.1 g/dL, ESR elevated at 83 mm/hr, CRP elevated at 86.6 mg/L, and ferritin mildly elevated at 625 ng/mL. …”
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Determinants of Mortality among Adult HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Rural Hospital in Southeastern Nigeria: A 5-Year Cohort Study by Kelechi N. Eguzo, Adegboyega K. Lawal, Cynthia E. Eseigbe, Chisara C. Umezurike

“…Adjusted mortality hazard was 3 times higher among patients with CD4 count <200 cells/μL than those with counts >500 (95% CI 1.69–13.59). …”
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The Effect of Laboratory Parameters on the Hospital Stay and Mortality in Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy by Ahmet Ulusan, Hilal Zehra Kumbasar Danaci, Bekir Elma, Maruf Sanli, Ahmet Feridun Isik

“…Laboratory parameters included white blood cell (WBC) count, red cell distribution width (RDW), platelet (PLT) count, neutrophil count, mean platelet volume (MPV), monocyte count and lymphocyte count. …”
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Comparative Value of Simple Inflammatory Markers in the Prediction of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Postacute Coronary Syndrome Patients by Panagiotis Aggelopoulos, Christina Chrysohoou, Christos Pitsavos, Lambros Papadimitriou, Catherine Liontou, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Eleftherios Tsiamis, Christodoulos Stefanadis

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) count were measured during the first 12 hours of hospital admission. …”
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An association between type A porcine endogenous retrovirus copy number and hematological parameters and gender in miniature pigs by R. B. Aitnazarov, S. V. Nikitin, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. I. Voevoda, N. S. Yudin

“…Reference values for eighteen blood parameters of miniature pigs were determined, including white blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC), platelet count (PLT), absolute (LYM#) and relative (LYM%)  lymphocyte counts, absolute (MID#) and relative (MID%) monocyte, basophil and eosinophil counts, absolute (GRA#) and relative (GRA%) granulocyte counts, hematocrit (HCT) and thrombocrit (PCT), mean cell volume (MCV) and mean platelet volume (MPV). …”
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Effects of Curcumin on Hematological Parameters in Aflatoxin B1 Applied Rats by Deniz Uluışık, Ercan Keskin, Durmuş Hatipoğlu

“…At the end of the study, erythrocyte count, leukocyte count, platelet count, hemoglobin amount, hematocrit value, percentage ratios of leukocyte types, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were determined in blood samples taken from all animals. …”
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Improved YOLOv8n based helmet wearing inspection method by Xinying Chen, Zhisheng Jiao, Yuefan Liu

“…Additionally, the original Detect structure is substituted with the PC-Head decoupling head, leading to a significant reduction in parameter count and an enhancement in model efficiency. Moreover, the original Detect structure is replaced by the PC-Head decoupling head, significantly reducing parameter count and enhancing model efficiency. …”
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Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? by Arti Muley, Jitendra Lakhani, Saurabh Bhirud, Abhinam Patel

“…A total of 66 patients were included. 42 (63%) had platelet count <100000/mm3. Mean platelet count was 1,18,650, range being 8000/mm3–6,10,000/mm3. …”
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Isolation, Characterization, and Quantification of Bacteria from African Sausages Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by W. H. Karoki, D. N. Karanja, L. C. Bebora, L. W. Njagi

“…The total aerobic bacterial count range was between 1.0-9.9x101 and 1.0-9.9x107 log cfu/g with 37 samples having total aerobic bacterial count of between 1.0-9.9 x104 and 1.0-9.9 x107 log cfu/g. …”
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Phenotypic Identification of Streptococcus mutans and Attendant Bacteria From Dentin Caries and Necrotic Pulp, and Its Correlation with Caries Activities Tests by Enas Yaseen Shehab, Basima A. Abdullah, Anmar A. AlTaie

“…The sex had no significant correlation with other factors, while age had a significant effect at P < 0.05 level and pH of saliva had a significant effect at P < 0.01 with DMFT and lactobacillus count. The DMFT had a significant effect at P < 0.01 level with pH of saliva and count of S. mutans and Lactobacillus count at P < 0.05. …”
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Antibacterial Effects of Erbium Chromium Laser along with/without Silver Nanoparticles in Root Canals Infected by Enterococcus faecalis by Seyedeh Sareh Hendi, Negin Amiri, Banafsheh Poormoradi, Mohammad Yousef Alikhani, Saeid Afshar, Maryam Farhadian

“…Results showed that there was a significant reduction in colony count for all groups after interventions. Moreover, there was a significant reduction in the colony count for sodium hypochlorite group in comparison with another groups, and this group showed the highest reduction of colony count. …”
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Investigations on the presence of e. coli o157: h7 in İnegöl and hamburger meat balls by Abdullah Keleş, Gürkan Uçar, Ahmet Güner

“…TMA counts of hamburger balls were found as 3.1X10⁶ for frozen samples and 3,3x106 for refrigerated samples. …”
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Level of CD8 T Lymphocytes Activation in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women: In the Context of CD38 and HLA-DR Activation Markers by Stanslaus Musyoki, Simeon Mining, Paul Nyongesa

“…HIV positive pregnant women had lower activated CD8 T lymphocyte counts than nonpregnant HIV positive women. Activated CD8 T lymphocyte counts were also noted to decrease in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. …”
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BLOOD SMEAR PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN BALI ROYAL HOSPITAL by I Made Dwi Mertha Adnyana, Ni Luh Gede Sudaryati, A.A Komang Suardana

“…Result: Patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever are mostly toddlers and children (35.13%), women (54.0%), and dengue fever degree I (64.86%) with positive blue plasma lymphocytes (51.36%). Platelet counts, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit values, and leukocyte counts are significantly changed on days 3, 6, and 9, with probability values (p=0.000) less than p=0.01. …”
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The efficacy of Topical Clascoterone versus systematic spironolactone for treatment of acne vulgaris: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Mohammad A Basendwh, Amer Abdulaziz Alharbi, Sarah Abdulla Bukhamsin, Rahaf Abdulrashid Abdulwahab, Sarah Abdullah Alaboud

“…Spironolactone 200 mg was associated with a significant reduction in total lesion count (SMD = -4.46, 95% CI: -5.60 to -3.32).<h4>Conclusion</h4>TC appears to reduce both inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesion count and may lead to treatment success. …”
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freeQuant: A Mass Spectrometry Label-Free Quantification Software Tool for Complex Proteome Analysis by Ning Deng, Zhenye Li, Chao Pan, Huilong Duan

“…For proteins with low abundance, MS/MS total ion count coupled with spectral count is included to ensure accurate protein quantification. …”
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Assessment of the Severity of Intermediate Coronary Artery Stenosis Using the Systemic Inflammatory Response Index by Serdar Akyel, Ahmet Korkmaz, Abdülkadir Yıldız

“…Total and differential leukocyte counts and routine biochemical tests were performed. …”
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Social Media Use and Oral Health–Related Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Rahaf Hamdan BinHamdan, Salwa Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Arwa Zohair Gazzaz, AlBandary Hassan AlJameel

“…Conversely, trust in social media as a source of oral health information was associated with a higher count of misconceptions (AMR 1.16, 95% CI 1.02-1.31). …”
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