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8200159

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
Reticulocyte counts and blood smears are commonly recommended to evaluate jaundice in newborns. To investigate the results and diagnostic yield of these tests, we reviewed a computerized database and medical records of term newborns who had reticulocyte counts (n = 799) or blood smears (n = 781) within the first week after birth at two hospitals. Nearly a threefold difference was noted in reticulocyte counts between the two hospitals (median 8.0% vs 2.8%; P < .0001), apparently due to differences in laboratory methods. Among the patients with "abnormal" reticulocyte counts or blood smears (n = 192), isoimmunization was diagnosed in 54, presumed hemolysis of unknown etiology in two, G6PD deficiency in one, and pyropoikilocytosis in one. We conclude that better standardization of reticulocyte counts is needed. When ordered as screening tests for hemolysis in jaundiced infants, reticulocyte counts and blood smears seldom lead to diagnoses of hemolysis other than isoimmunization.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9228
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Yield of reticulocyte counts and blood smears in term infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Multicenter Study