title: Hematological reference ranges in black very low birth weight infants.
abstract: This study compared hematological reference ranges in black very low birth weight infants to previously published values established predominantly on white subjects. Ninety-four healthy, black, premature babies with a birth weight of 800 to 1500 g at 2-7 days of age were enrolled as part of a study comparing blood transfusions and high- versus low-dose recombinant erythropoietin in anaemia of prematurity. Peripheral venous blood was collected for a full blood count and differential, fetal hemoglobin and erythropoietin levels. The hematological parameters observed in black very low birth weight neonates are similar to previously published reference ranges, except that lower limits of normal were observed for hemoglobin and the red cell indices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Stancheva
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avent
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cory
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ballot
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044383:Black People; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000097:blood; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D013019:South Africa; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin