COPD is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. In some patients with COPD,
eosinophils contribute to inflammation that promotes airway obstruction; approximately a …

Region-specific laboratory reference intervals (RIs) are important for clinical trials and these
data are often sparse in priority areas for research, including Africa. We reviewed data on …

Background The mortality from cryptococcal meningitis remains high, despite the availability
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and amphotericin-based fungal regimens. The role of …

Aim The aim of the study was to determine how values for white blood cell (WBC) counts,
hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), mean corpuscular volume (mcv), and platelet counts vary …

Background Improved understanding of the normal range of blood eosinophil counts (BEC)
and conditions that influence them in non-asthmatic individuals should allow more accurate …

Methods A cross-sectional study including 161 male Malians aged between 19 and 54 years
old was performed. Median and reference ranges were calculated for haematological and …

There is conflicting evidence of the impact of commonly used antiretroviral therapies (ARTs)
on the pharmacokinetics of lumefantrine and the safety profile of artemether-lumefantrine …

COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. As research progresses, new
patient phenotypes are being defined, providing hope for more personalized management …

摘要慢性阻塞性肺病已是國內造成嚴重呼吸急症及死亡的廣泛疾病. 證據顯示,
約三分之一的穩定慢性阻塞性肺病主要是由嗜酸性球引起發炎反應而造成氣道阻塞 …

Abstract Full Blood Count (FBC) is a significant laboratory investigation often requested in
clinical care and trials; laboratories should have comparable alternative methods for this test …