The 20-minute whole blood clotting test (20WBCT) for snakebite coagulopathy-A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.

The 20-minute whole blood clotting test (20WBCT) for snakebite coagulopathy-A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.

<h4>Background</h4>The 20-minute whole blood clotting test (20WBCT) has been used to detect coagulopathy following snakebite for almost 50 years. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the 20WBCT was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of the 20WBCT to detect coagulopathy, indicative of...

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Main Authors: Thomas Lamb, Michael Abouyannis, Sâmella Silva de Oliveira, Rachana Shenoy K, Tulasi Geevar, Anand Zachariah, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Navin Bhatt, Mavuto Mukaka, Eli Harriss, David G Lalloo, Elizabeth A Ashley, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Frank Smithuis, Michael Eddleston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009657

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