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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...
Autores principales: | Benjamin, Jordan Max, Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, Sambo, Bio Tamou, Massougbodji, Achille |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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