Utility of reticulocyte haemoglobin content and percentage hypochromic red cells as markers of iron deficiency anaemia among black CKD patients in South Africa

INTRODUCTION: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) worsens the prognosis and outcomes of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, while the haemoglobin level is unreliable for early detection of IDA, reticulocyte haemoglobin content (CHr) and hypochromic red cells (%HYPO) are early markers of IDA. METHODS: T...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Nalado, Aishatu Muhammad, Mahlangu, Johnny N., Duarte, Raquel, Paget, Graham, Olorunfemi, Gbenga, Jacobson, Barry F., Naicker, Saraladevi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169908/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30281654
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204899
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