Eculizumab in atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

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  • Andreas D Kistler
چکیده

n engl j med 369;14 nejm.org october 3, 2013 1377 [CI], 0.57 to 0.83) for the first 21 days, 1.00 (95% CI, 0.57 to 1.76) for 22 to 60 days, and 0.38 (95% CI, 0.18 to 0.82) for 61 to 90 days. We also await results of trials such as POINT and TARDIS for confirmation of these results in non-Chinese populations. We agree with Jeong that there may be important differences according to the patients’ ethnicity and environment that limit the generalizability of our results, and we await the results of future clinical trials. Yilong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The New England journal of medicine

دوره 369 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013