Journal article
Low Absolute Neutrophil Counts in African Infants
Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002), Vol.4(3), pp.73-76
07/2005
DOI: 10.1177/1545109705282591
PMID: 16867975
Abstract
Infants of African origin have a lower normal range of absolute neutrophil counts than white infants; this fact, however, remains under appreciated by clinical researchers in the United States. During the initial stages of a clinical trial in Malawi, the authors noted an unexpectedly high number of infants with absolute neutrophil counts that would be classifiable as neutropenic using the National Institutes of Health’s Division of AIDS toxicity tables. The authors argue that the relevant Division of AIDS table does not take into account the available evidence of low absolute neutrophil counts in African infants and that a systematic collection of data from many African settings might help establish the absolute neutrophil count cutpoints to be used for defining neutropenia in African populations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Low Absolute Neutrophil Counts in African Infants
- Creators
- Athena P. Kourtis - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionBrian Bramson - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCharles van der Horst - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPeter Kazembe - Kamuzu Central HospitalYusuf Ahmed - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCharles Chasela - University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiMina Hosseinipour - Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiRodney Knight - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLebah Lugalia - University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiGerald Tegha - University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiGeorge Joaki - University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiRobert Jafali - University of North Carolina Project, Lilongwe, MalawiDenise J. Jamieson - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionUNC Project BAN Study Team
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002), Vol.4(3), pp.73-76
- DOI
- 10.1177/1545109705282591
- PMID
- 16867975
- ISSN
- 1545-1097
- eISSN
- 1557-0886
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2005
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446518002771
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