PETALING JAYA: Blood transfusions given to adult dengue patients with low blood platelet counts and without severe bleeding is not effective, a Singapore-Malaysia research collaboration found.
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) infectious diseases unit head Assoc Prof Dr Sharifah Faridah Syed-Omar said the study showed that routine platelet transfusions did not lead to early platelet count recovery or prevent clinical (moderate) or severe bleeding from occurring.
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