Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire)
Conclusion: Hydroxyurea has an important clinical benefit by reducing the incidence of vaso-occlusive events, infections, and transfusions, which translates into fewer hospitalizations. The main problem is that it is not accessible to most of our patients who live in poor socioeconomic conditions.
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| author | Kouassi Gustave Koffi Ruth Dieket Emeraude N’dhatz Nelly Eloise Abenan Alexis Dohoma Silué Ismael Kamara Boidy Kouakou Danho Clotaire Nanho |
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| description | Conclusion: Hydroxyurea has an important clinical benefit by reducing the incidence of vaso-occlusive events, infections, and transfusions, which translates into fewer hospitalizations. The main problem is that it is not accessible to most of our patients who live in poor socioeconomic conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6f097dae187240a1bdc61907d828eedc2025-08-20T03:04:07ZengWileyAnemia2090-12752025-01-01202510.1155/anem/3576890Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire)Kouassi Gustave Koffi0Ruth Dieket1Emeraude N’dhatz2Nelly Eloise Abenan3Alexis Dohoma Silué4Ismael Kamara5Boidy Kouakou6Danho Clotaire Nanho7Hematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonHematology Teaching Hospital of YopougonConclusion: Hydroxyurea has an important clinical benefit by reducing the incidence of vaso-occlusive events, infections, and transfusions, which translates into fewer hospitalizations. The main problem is that it is not accessible to most of our patients who live in poor socioeconomic conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/anem/3576890 |
| spellingShingle | Kouassi Gustave Koffi Ruth Dieket Emeraude N’dhatz Nelly Eloise Abenan Alexis Dohoma Silué Ismael Kamara Boidy Kouakou Danho Clotaire Nanho Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire) Anemia |
| title | Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| title_full | Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| title_short | Efficacy of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low-Income Country (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| title_sort | efficacy of hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell anemia in a low income country cote d ivoire |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/anem/3576890 |
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