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View article: A Pilot Study Observing High Salivary Non-Secretor (se/se) Prevalence in Breast and Ovarian Cancers in Kolkata
A Pilot Study Observing High Salivary Non-Secretor (se/se) Prevalence in Breast and Ovarian Cancers in Kolkata Open
Background Breast and ovarian cancers remain major causes of illness and death in women. Secretor status determined by fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) gene controls the presence of ABO antigens in all bodily fluids except CSF, and prior studie…
View article: ABO blood group discrepancy - An unexpected news for a known blood group O positive regular blood donor
ABO blood group discrepancy - An unexpected news for a known blood group O positive regular blood donor Open
ABO discrepancies occur when cell and serum blood grouping results do not match, posing a significant risk during transfusions. One rare cause of such discrepancies is the presence of B subgroups, including B 3 , B x , B m , and B el , whi…
View article: Health-related quality of life in patients with CLDN18.2-positive, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: results from the SPOTLIGHT and GLOW clinical trials
Health-related quality of life in patients with CLDN18.2-positive, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: results from the SPOTLIGHT and GLOW clinical trials Open
View article: Role of direct antiglobulin test in anemia under evaluation: Its prevalence, laboratory workup, and significance in further patient management—A study from eastern India
Role of direct antiglobulin test in anemia under evaluation: Its prevalence, laboratory workup, and significance in further patient management—A study from eastern India Open
Introduction and Aims: The direct antiglobulin test (DAT) is an important diagnostic tool for immune hemolytic anemia (IHA). The present study was primarily aimed to identify the prevalence of DAT positivity in anemia patients along with i…
View article: Dealing with blood group discrepancies in donor populations in a resource-poor blood center, practical approach: A single blood center study from Eastern India
Dealing with blood group discrepancies in donor populations in a resource-poor blood center, practical approach: A single blood center study from Eastern India Open
BACKGROUND: ABO and RhD grouping are the most important pretransfusion tests. Discrepancies in blood grouping are one of the major causes of transfusion reactions. Although ABO and RhD blood group discrepancies are not a very frequent phen…
View article: 1530P Health-related quality of life (hrqol) in patients with claudin-18 isoform 2-positive (CLDN18.2+) locally advanced (LA) unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mg/GEJ) adenocarcinoma: Results from SPOTLIGHT and GLOW
1530P Health-related quality of life (hrqol) in patients with claudin-18 isoform 2-positive (CLDN18.2+) locally advanced (LA) unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mg/GEJ) adenocarcinoma: Results from SPOTLIGHT and GLOW Open
View article: A Comparative Study of Green Banking Initiatives Implemented by the Indian Banks
A Comparative Study of Green Banking Initiatives Implemented by the Indian Banks Open
View article: Clinical Trial Subgroup Analyses to Investigate Clinical and Immunological Outcomes of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Severe COVID-19
Clinical Trial Subgroup Analyses to Investigate Clinical and Immunological Outcomes of Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Severe COVID-19 Open
View article: Development and Validation of a Treatment Benefit Index to Identify Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Who May Benefit From Convalescent Plasma
Development and Validation of a Treatment Benefit Index to Identify Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Who May Benefit From Convalescent Plasma Open
The findings of this study suggest that the CCP TBI is a simple tool that can quantify the relative benefit from CCP treatment for an individual patient hospitalized with COVID-19 that can be used to guide treatment recommendations. The TB…
View article: A phase 2 single center open label randomised control trial for convalescent plasma therapy in patients with severe COVID-19
A phase 2 single center open label randomised control trial for convalescent plasma therapy in patients with severe COVID-19 Open
View article: Scrub typhus amongst normal non-remunerated voluntary blood donors, a cross-sectional study from Eastern India
Scrub typhus amongst normal non-remunerated voluntary blood donors, a cross-sectional study from Eastern India Open
View article: Plasma Gradient of Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor Is Linked to Pathogenic Plasma Proteome and Immune Transcriptome and Stratifies Outcomes in Severe COVID-19
Plasma Gradient of Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor Is Linked to Pathogenic Plasma Proteome and Immune Transcriptome and Stratifies Outcomes in Severe COVID-19 Open
Disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) led to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. A systemic hyper-inflammation characterizes severe COVID-19 disease, often associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)…
View article: Plasma gradient of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor is linked to pathogenic plasma proteome and immune transcriptome and stratifies outcomes in severe COVID-19
Plasma gradient of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor is linked to pathogenic plasma proteome and immune transcriptome and stratifies outcomes in severe COVID-19 Open
Disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality world-wide. A systemic hyper-inflammation characterizes the severe COVID-19 disease often associated with acute respiratory distress sy…
View article: A prospective study on COVID‐19 convalescent plasma donor (CCP) recruitment strategies in a resource constrained blood centre
A prospective study on COVID‐19 convalescent plasma donor (CCP) recruitment strategies in a resource constrained blood centre Open
Background and Objectives The COVID‐19 pandemic has spread across 87 million people with more than 1·8 million deaths in the world. As there is no definite treatment modality, the use of convalescent plasma has become increasingly popular …
View article: Nature and Dimensions of Systemic Hyperinflammation and its Attenuation by Convalescent Plasma in Severe COVID-19
Nature and Dimensions of Systemic Hyperinflammation and its Attenuation by Convalescent Plasma in Severe COVID-19 Open
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has led to significant morbidity and mortality. While most suffer from mild symptoms, some patients progress to severe di…
View article: Clinical and immunological benefits of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19: insights from a single center open label randomised control trial
Clinical and immunological benefits of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19: insights from a single center open label randomised control trial Open
Introduction A single center open label phase II randomised control trial was done to assess the pathogen and host-intrinsic factors influencing clinical and immunological benefits of passive immunization using convalescent plasma therapy …
View article: Nature and dimensions of the cytokine storm and its attenuation by convalescent plasma in severe COVID-19
Nature and dimensions of the cytokine storm and its attenuation by convalescent plasma in severe COVID-19 Open
In a randomized control trial on convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) in severe COVID-19, we characterized the nature, in terms of abundance of forty eight cytokines, and dimensions, in terms of their interrelationships, of the hyper-immune a…
View article: Distribution of antenatal alloimmunization in the southern districts of West Bengal and its significant associated factor
Distribution of antenatal alloimmunization in the southern districts of West Bengal and its significant associated factor Open
OBJECTIVES: Detection of maternal irregular antibodies against red blood cell antigen is vital in the management of hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn. There are no uniform guidelines related to antenatal antibody screening and identif…
View article: Blocking Phenomenon Occurs in a Neonate with a Positive Direct Antiglobulin Test Due to Maternal Anti-D, Anti-C Antibodies: Resolved by Chloroquine Diphosphate Treatment
Blocking Phenomenon Occurs in a Neonate with a Positive Direct Antiglobulin Test Due to Maternal Anti-D, Anti-C Antibodies: Resolved by Chloroquine Diphosphate Treatment Open
View article: How a transfusion medicine consultation became a life-saving intervention for an E-Beta thalassemia patient: A case report from Kolkata, West Bengal
How a transfusion medicine consultation became a life-saving intervention for an E-Beta thalassemia patient: A case report from Kolkata, West Bengal Open
Bedside transfusion practice is a challenge for Transfusion Medicine practitioners in multi-transfused patients who have irregular antibody(s) against donors red cell antigens. Apart from ABO and Rh, there are more than 300 identified bloo…
View article: A successful pregnancy occurred after isolating the offending antibody(s) and choosing appropriate sperm donor of similar phenotype
A successful pregnancy occurred after isolating the offending antibody(s) and choosing appropriate sperm donor of similar phenotype Open
Sensitization against Rh(D )is the most common cause of haemolytic disease of fetus and newborn (HDFN). Now a days, a widespread use of antenatal and postnatal Rh immunoglobulin has resulted in marked decrease in prevalence of Rh(D) alloim…
View article: An approach to incompatible cross-matched red cells: Our experience in a major regional blood transfusion center at Kolkata, Eastern India
An approach to incompatible cross-matched red cells: Our experience in a major regional blood transfusion center at Kolkata, Eastern India Open
This study showed antibody against the Rh system as the most common cause of incompatibility.
View article: ABO, Rhesus, and Kell Antigens, Alleles, and Haplotypes in West Bengal, India
ABO, Rhesus, and Kell Antigens, Alleles, and Haplotypes in West Bengal, India Open
Background: Few studies have documented the blood group antigens in the population of eastern India. Frequencies of some common alleles and haplotypes were unknown. We describe phenotype, allele, and haplotype frequencies in the sta…
View article: Quality assessment of platelet concentrates: A comparative study using three different methods
Quality assessment of platelet concentrates: A comparative study using three different methods Open
Background: Blood component therapy is a relatively new concept in developing countries and quality control is the most important parameter to assess the efficacy of each blood component. This study was done to assess ex-vivo quality of p…
View article: Immunoglobulin M ‘Flare’ Seen in a Case of Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: Successfully Managed by Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
Immunoglobulin M ‘Flare’ Seen in a Case of Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: Successfully Managed by Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Open
View article: Transmission of Secured Image using DWT-SVD Technique for Applications in Wireless Sensor Network
Transmission of Secured Image using DWT-SVD Technique for Applications in Wireless Sensor Network Open
Wireless sensor networks hold the promise of facilitating large-scale and real-time data processing in complex environments.These networks are used in a variety of applications including military, surveillance, industry and health systems.…
View article: Artificial Neural Network based Cluster Head Selection in Wireless Sensor Network
Artificial Neural Network based Cluster Head Selection in Wireless Sensor Network Open
The dispersed nature and vibrant topology of wireless sensor network have some basic requirements that include reduced energy utilization and extended network's lifetime.In this paper, we have focused on hierarchical protocols.In such prot…
View article: Frequency of Red Cell Alloimmunization and Autoimmunization in Thalassemia Patients: A Report from Eastern India
Frequency of Red Cell Alloimmunization and Autoimmunization in Thalassemia Patients: A Report from Eastern India Open
Introduction . Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization and autoimmunization remain a major problem in transfusion dependent thalassemic patients. There is a paucity of data on the incidence of RBC alloimmunization and autoimmunization in tha…