Utility of Mean Platelet Volume to Diagnose Pneumonia in Patients With Solid-Organ Transplant.
CONCLUSIONS: We found that mean platelet volume for diagnosis of pneumonia in solid-organ transplant patients was not a promising tool. Considering the difficulties in caring for transplant patients with pulmonary infiltrates, clinical decisions should be based on clinical, laboratory, microbiological, and radiologic findings.
PMID: 29528024 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Ulubay G, Ayvazoglu Soy E, Serifoglu I, Sozen F, Moray G, Haberal M Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research
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