Hemolysis and Infection: Categories and Mechanisms of Their Interrelationship
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (6) , 1151-1162
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/13.6.1151
Abstract
Different cause-and-effect relationships between hemolytic and infectious processes are categorized in a clinically useful manner as follows: infections causing hemolysis by invasion of red blood cells (RBCs), by hemolysins, or by immune mechanisms; oxidative damage to RBCs during infections; hemolysis secondary to infection-induced pathologic processes; hemolytic effects of antimicrobial therapy; and predisposition of an individual to infection caused by an underlying hemolytic disorder or therapy for that disorder. The mechanisms of these interrelationships are discussed in detail.Keywords
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