title: [Effects of antibiotics on the dissociation of platelet adherence in pseudothrombocytopenia].
abstract: To elucidate the effects of antibiotics on platelet adherence phenomena, we examined dissociation of platelet adherence in EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia by adding Kanamycin or Colimycin. We found the rapid dissociation of platelet adherence caused by addition of Kanamycin (20 mg) or Colimycin (20 mg) in 1 ml of EDTA-anticoagulated blood from patients with EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia. This dissociation was most remarkable in the sample treated within 30 minutes after venipuncture. When the dissociation occurred, no adherent platelet was found on microscopical examinations. Complete blood cell counts and their histogram patterns after dissociation were almost same as those just after venipuncture. The dissociation occurred as soon as the antibiotics were added and remained fairly long time. The dissociation decreased in proportion to the periods of time between venipuncture and addition of antibiotics. The dissociation was caused by many other antibiotics. However, severer damage were found morphologically by adding most of them in both histogram patterns and microscopical examinations than those of aminoglycoside or peptide antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Orita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakahara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003091:Colistin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness / Q000187:drug effects*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007612:Kanamycin; D003091:Colistin