Delayed double reading of whole blood clotting test (WBCT) results at 20 and 30 minutes enhances diagnosis and treatment of viper envenomation

BACKGROUND: The whole blood clotting test (WBCT) is a simple test of coagulation that is often used in the assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic monitoring of snakebite patients in sub-Saharan Africa. WBCT requires only a clean glass tube and several milliliters of venous blood and is ideal for use...

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Autores principales: Benjamin, Jordan Max, Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, Sambo, Bio Tamou, Massougbodji, Achille
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29796013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40409-018-0151-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29796013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40409-018-0151-1

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