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G C Jenkins

Publications and source records attributed to G C Jenkins.

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Abnormal features of peripheral blood films from Gambian children with malaria.

A series of peripheral blood films taken from Gambian children with either acute or low-grade Plasmodium falciparum infections were examined for abnormal features of the red and white cells. Hypochromia and polychromasia with cytoplasmic stippling were predominant features in both groups. Lymphocytosis, granulocytosis and plasmacytosis were common white cell abnormalities. An additional feature in films from patients with acute malaria was the presence of numerous atypical lymphocytes. A comparison of the features in the two groups indicated that some abnormalities are associated with an acute attack of malaria and that others have a nutritional or genetic aetiology.

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Sickle cell trait.

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Anemia, Sickle Cell↗

The advantage of a build-up anti-globulin technique for the detection of immunoglobulin on the red cells of rabbits infected with trypanosomes. A preliminary report.

A build-up anti-globulin technique has been used to detect immunoglobulin on the red cells of rabbits infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei S 42 and 427. The method, which is useful for the detection of immunoglobulin on sparsely coated red cells, involves treating the red cells of infected rabbits with antiglobulin followed by alternate globulin and antiglobulin layers until a lattice is built up which allows agglutination to occur. The red cells of five infected rabbits have been tested with anti-rabbit IgG,-IgM and broad spectrum anti-globulin reagents at intervals after infection and following the administration of Berenil, a drug which destroys trypanosomes. The positive anti-globulin reactions which developed following inoculation with trypanosomes were much reduced after giving Berenil. The tests became more strongly positive again in two rabbits after reinfection.

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Regional co-ordinator for haemophilia in domiciliary practice.

The North-east Thames Region has appointed a nursing sister to co-ordinate the organisation of care for haemophiliacs in the region. As a result of the appointment, facilities for home treatment have expanded rapidly. Several associate centres providing care to haemophiliacs have been set up around the region in addition to the four main haemophilia centres, which are all in the south-west corner of the region. As well as providing support and supervision of patients on home treatment, the co-ordinator helps to place haemophiliac children in suitable schools, maintains the regional register of haemophiliacs, and has a more general role in ensuring that services are available where they are needed throughout the region.

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Developmental and paediatric care of the pre-school child.

Through an Upjohn Travelling Fellowship I visited 27 experts in childcare and sought their opinions on the privileges, possibilities, and problems in organising developmental and paediatric care for pre-school children in the United Kingdom.The role of the general practitioner was seen by many of the experts clearly. How he is to play it is shrouded in uncertainty. Research is urgently needed both on the tools of surveillance and on the different methods of arranging care.

Age Factors↗

Mechanized blood grouping: a hospital trial using an 8-channel grouping machine.

ABO and Rh (D) groups of 6403 blood samples were assessed on an 8/9-channel autoanalyser in the Serology Department of the London Hospital; the results were independently checked at the Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Brentwood, using the routine methods for grouping donor blood. Results of this comparative study are given and instances are described in which anomalous results or incorrect groupings occurred; the possible causes are discussed. The 8/9-channel automated blood group analyser is evaluated in terms of routine hospital laboratory practice.

ABO Blood-Group System↗