iron staining on bone marrow to evaluate the adequacy of iro | Figure 1

Iron staining on bone marrow to evaluate the adequacy of iron stores...

• Left: Adequate iron stores (indicated by the pink areas with blue foci)
• Right: Inadequate/decreased iron stores

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Good day. For patients with iron deficiency anemia, is it ok to continue giving iron therapy when they have bacterial infection? Would the iron make their infection worse or affect their recovery? Thanks in advance.

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