Haemopoiesis defects in HIV/AIDS-anaemia.

Under physiological conditions haemopoiesis is continuous and maintains a stable number of blood elements. A defect at any stage presents as anaemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia or their combinations. The cause of haematological abnormalities with an HIV infection is multifactorial.

Adefovir dipivoxil-a new effective treatment for chronic infection with hepatitits B virus.

Adefovir dipivoxil is an up-to-date drug for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Adefovir dipivoxil is a lipophilic prodrug of adefovir, an analogue of adenosine monophosphate (AMP). It suppresses efficaciously the replication of the hepatitis B virus and of other viruses.

Our experience with prevention of infection in patients post splenectomy.

Splenectomy significantly impairs the immunity of the body; in a certain proportion of the patients this may cause the so-called OPSI (overwhelming post-splenectomy infection) syndrome, i. e. incidence of fulminant life-threatening infections.