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Hematologic predictors of in-hospital mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections

Revista Romana de Medicina de Laborator
Volume 34 (2026): Issue 1 (January 2026)
By: Gokhan Koker,  Muhammed Ali Coskuner,  Lutfullah Zahit Koc and  Bilgin Bahadir Basgoz  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2026-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2284-5623 | Journal ISSN: 1841-6624
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Language: English
Page range: 9 - 16
Submitted on: Jul 11, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 2, 2026
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Published on: Feb 5, 2026
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
biomarkers,
catheter-related infections,
mortality,
neutrophils,
renal dialysis
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Molecular biology,
Biochemistry,
Human biology,
Microbiology and virology

© 2026 Gokhan Koker, Muhammed Ali Coskuner, Lutfullah Zahit Koc, Bilgin Bahadir Basgoz, published by Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
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