Effect of aging on WBC count and Platelet count

Platelet count and aging.

Effect of zidovudine on platelet count.

namely, a low family income and lack of a confidant. There was no interaction between these two factors in their effect. The logistic regression of probability (case)/probability (non-case) on income and the presence of a confidant showed a good fit with an additive model, the mean (SE) estimates for their effects being 1-16 (0 45) and 1-80 (0-59) respectively. This means that, compared with a ...

Does a high WBC count signal infection?

Effect of severe sepsis on platelet count and their indices.

BACKGROUND Sepsis is a major disease affecting almost all organs and systems. OBJECTIVES To examine platelet count and indices (mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW)) in severe sepsis. METHODS Patients with criteria for sepsis at a first examination by an Infectious Diseases specialist were selected. Consecutive patients who were admitted to the out-patient clinic...

Changes in WBC and platelet count in patients with malaria: a hospital based comparative study

Malaria is the most prevalent parasitic infection in the world and contributes to be a major health problem globally. According to WHO approximately 219 million cases of malaria occurs annually with 660000 deaths in 2010. India contributes 75-77% of total malaria cases in SEAR. 1 Malaria has been entrenched in India for countless years and recent data suggest that burden of disease actually inc...