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L E Patterson

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PubMed1988

Role of fibronectin in diagnosing bacterial infection in infancy.

Plasma fibronectin levels and complete blood cell counts were assessed prospectively among 100 infants less than 3 months of age with the provisional diagnosis of "possible sepsis". Seven of the ten infants with culture-proved bacteremia, meningitis, or urinary tract infection had low plasma fibronectin levels as did 12 (13%) of 90 infants with superficial or no documented bacterial infection. The positive predictive value of a low plasma fibronectin level in conjunction with leukocytosis and elevated band ratio for discriminating serious bacterial infection was 71%. Normal white blood cell counts or fibronectin level alone or in combination predicted the absence of serious bacterial infection with an accuracy of at least 94%. Plasma fibronectin determination provides a useful adjunct to the complete blood cell count for the rapid evaluation of extent of illness in young infants with possible sepsis.

Bacterial Infections↗
PubMed1978

Reimbursement for clinical pharmaceutical services.

Reimbursement for four clinical pharmaceutical services (growth hormone home instruction, patient consultation, patient visit and pharmacokinetic consultation), separate from other drug-related fees, is discussed. Included are descriptions of the clinical services, how they were provided, how charges were determined and documented, and how the proposal was submitted which initiated the charges. During a four-month observation period, from May to August 1977, 27 physicians requested a total of 71 clinical pharmaceutical services. Pharmacy charges generated by these requests totaled $4,492. Patients' and physicians' comments concerning the services have been positive, and pharmacy charges generated continue to average $1,100/month.

Fees, Pharmaceutical↗
PubMed1974

Aplastic anemia.

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Anemia, Aplastic↗