Aim: To study the effects of erythropoietin-beta in VLBW infants with anaemia of prematurity on their ferritin, reticulocyte, haemoglobin levels and transfusional requirements during the first month ...

The reticulocyte count indicates bone marrow response to anemia and its therapy. An elevated reticulocyte count would indicate that the marrow has an appropriate response to the anemia. Because blood ...