Outbreak of adverse reactions associated with contaminated heparin

Authors :: Blossom, David B.
Kallen, Alexander J.
Patel, Priti R.
Elward, Alexis
Robinson, Luke
Srinivasan, Arjun
Gao, Ganpan
Gould, Carolyn V.
Turabelidze, George
Langer, Robert
Perkins, Kiran M.
Arduino, Matthew J.
Sasisekharan, Ram
Jaeger, Jennifer L.
Kurkjian, Katie M.
Jones, Marilyn
Schillie, Sarah F.
Shehab, Nadine
Ketterer, Daniel
Venkataraman, Ganesh
Takashi Kei Kishimoto
Shriver, Zachary
McMahon, Ann W.
Kozlowski, Steven
Austen, K. Frank
Source :: The New England Journal of Medicine. Dec 18, 2008, Vol. 359 Issue 25, p2674, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: A study was carried out to determine the adverse reactions that occurred among patients who had been administered or consumed contaminated heparin. Results showed that the presence of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS) in the contaminated heparin was responsible for the adverse reactions among patients.

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