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Methemoglobin and nitric oxide therapy in Ugandan children hospitalized for febrile illness: results from a prospective cohort study and randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Exposure of red blood cells to oxidants increases production of methemoglobin (MHb) resulting in impaired oxygen delivery to tissues. There are no reliable estimates of methemoglobinemia in low resource clinical settings. Our objectives were to: i) evaluate risk factors for methemoglobin...

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Autores principales: Conroy, Andrea L., Hawkes, Michael, Hayford, Kyla, Hermann, Laura, McDonald, Chloe R., Sharma, Suparna, Namasopo, Sophie, Opoka, Robert O., John, Chandy C., Liles, W. Conrad, Miller, Christopher, Kain, Kevin C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5097382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27814710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0719-2