Anti-PF4/heparin antibodies are increased in hospitalized patients with bacterial sepsis

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 171, Issue , 2018, Pages 111-113

  Maharaj, Satish ^a   Chang, Simone ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Heparin induced antibodies; Platelet factor 4 (PF4); Sepsis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN PLATELET FACTOR 4 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTIBODY; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

ANTIGENICITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; BACTERIUM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; IMMUNOLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTIBODIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; HEPARIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PLATELET FACTOR 4; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 85054027830     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.09.060     Document Type: Letter

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