Contaminated heparin

N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 18;359(12):1291-2; author reply 1293. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc081387.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anaphylaxis / chemically induced*
  • Chondroitin Sulfates / adverse effects
  • Chondroitin Sulfates / pharmacology*
  • Complement Activation / drug effects
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Heparin / adverse effects*
  • Heparin / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Heparin
  • Chondroitin Sulfates