Frequent detection of functional hyposplenism via assessment of pitted erythrocytes in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis
<h4>Background</h4> Asplenia or functional hyposplenism are risk factors for severe infections, and vaccinations against encapsulated bacteria are advised. There are only limited data regarding the spleen function of cirrhotic patients. <h4>Methods</h4> We evaluated spleen fu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9292104/?tool=EBI |