Toxoplasmosis among blood donors: Unsafe blood transfusion in ibadan, southwest nigeria
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, there is paucity of data on transfusion-transmissible parasitic infections that can cause post-transfusion illness, especially in immunocompromised and transfusion-dependent patients. This study was designed to bridge the gap by screening for Toxoplasma gondii which can be tr...
Main Authors: | Abimbola Amoo, Kariuki Njaanake, H O Dada-Adegbola, Gloria Omosa-Manyonyi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Hematology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2019;volume=10;issue=4;spage=120;epage=125;aulast=Amoo |
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