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How Safe Is Taking Sulfasalazine For Ross River Fever?

I am 52 year old female. I have recently been diagnosed with Ross River Virus and my doctor has me on sulfasalazine. He has ordered 2 weekly blood tests for FBE which i understand to be full blood examination and has also ordered ESR and R3E. I have found information on ESR but not R3E. What does this test for please? Thank you regards Karen
posted on Sat, 24 May 2014
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please ask him. must be a code name used in his hospital for 3 routine examinations. I have not understood the reason for giving you a sulpha drug
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How Safe Is Taking Sulfasalazine For Ross River Fever?

please ask him. must be a code name used in his hospital for 3 routine examinations. I have not understood the reason for giving you a sulpha drug