False prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) in inflammatory patients: interference of C-reactive protein

Br J Haematol. 2012 May;157(3):394-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08990.x. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / diagnosis*
  • C-Reactive Protein / physiology*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / blood*
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time*
  • Prothrombin Time

Substances

  • C-Reactive Protein