Treatment of plasma refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with protein a immunoabsorption

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-58

  Gaddis, Thomas G ^a   Guthrie Jr , Troy H ^a   Drew, Mary Jo ^b   Sahud, Mervyn ^c   Howe, Robert B ^d   Mittelman, Abraham ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Protein A immunoabsorbtion; TTP

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

EID: 0030745913     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199706)55:2<55::AID-AJH1>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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