An audit of the iron status of patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, in Johannesburg, South Africa
This study confirms the use of higher ferritin cut-offs for enhanced detection of iron deficiency states. The findings also emphasise the ongoing need for establishing simple, standardised, and accurate methods for iron status classification.
Authors
- Dineo Mabuza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6591-7026)
- Shaida B. Khan
- Jurette S. Grove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-4418)
- Siyabonga Khoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-7460)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Right to Care (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v13i1.2509
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45
Funders
- National Health Laboratory Service