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Ganga Ram Hospital becomes first in India to have VITT test
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New Delhi, Oct 18 (TIWN) The national capital's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has become the first centre in India to perform confirmatory test for Covid Vaccine Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT). The Hematology Department at the hospital is the only centre in India doing the gold standard Platelet aggregation test in the country.
The gold standard confirmatory test is presence of heparin dependant platelet aggregation of normal platelets by patient's serum in presence of low dose of heparin. The samples of serum of suspected VITT are being received through courier and prompt diagnosis is made within 48 hours of receiving samples, said the hospital in a statement.
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