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ajlm-799	Jali, Ayanda G.; Nkambule, Bongani B.	Prevalence and aetiology of moderate and severe thrombocytopenia in a tertiary and quaternary centre in KwaZulu-Natal	2020		.htm	text/html	3381	181	41	Moreover, in our study thrombocytopenia was particularly common among patients admitted to haematology and oncology wards, intensive care units, neonatal intensive care units and medical wards, while a minority of thrombocytopenia cases (1.7%) were from non-haematology clinics. In fact, seasonal variations in platelet counts have been reported with lower platelet counts observed in spring and summer, while slightly elevated platelet counts have been observed in autumn and winter.14,15 Notably our study period fell within a low thrombocytopenia season (summer and autumn); this may suggest that the reported platelet counts in patients with severe thrombocytopenia were not influenced by seasonal variations but may have led to an underestimation of thrombocytopenia in our setting.	cache/ajlm-799.htm	txt/ajlm-799.txt