A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors
Forty-three patients who received 104 units of blood (2.4 units per patient) were prospectively followed for 6 months. Post transfusion hepatitis developed in 5(11.6%) of the patients; in 3 of them it was icteric while it was anicteric in 2. The attack rate of post-transfusion hepatitis was 48/1000...
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| description | Forty-three patients who received 104 units of blood (2.4 units per patient) were prospectively followed for 6 months. Post transfusion hepatitis developed in 5(11.6%) of the patients; in 3 of them it was icteric while it was anicteric in 2. The attack rate of post-transfusion hepatitis was 48/1000 units transfused. The major risk factors for the development of post-transfusion hepatitis were the number of units of blood transfused, and the use of HBsAg positive blood. Also, the risk increased with the number of units of HBsAg positive blood given. The concentration of the aminotransferases in the donor blood, and the age and sex of the recipients had no relationship with the development of post-transfusion hepatitis. Most of post-transfusion hepatitis in our patients was related to hepatitis B virus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a4236fa08cd441b8882dfc475667ff12022-12-22T02:49:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Medicine and Health Development2635-36951996-01-01112327A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factorsB OnyenekweO ModebeG O OkaforForty-three patients who received 104 units of blood (2.4 units per patient) were prospectively followed for 6 months. Post transfusion hepatitis developed in 5(11.6%) of the patients; in 3 of them it was icteric while it was anicteric in 2. The attack rate of post-transfusion hepatitis was 48/1000 units transfused. The major risk factors for the development of post-transfusion hepatitis were the number of units of blood transfused, and the use of HBsAg positive blood. Also, the risk increased with the number of units of HBsAg positive blood given. The concentration of the aminotransferases in the donor blood, and the age and sex of the recipients had no relationship with the development of post-transfusion hepatitis. Most of post-transfusion hepatitis in our patients was related to hepatitis B virus.http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=1996;volume=1;issue=1;spage=23;epage=27;aulast=Onyenekwe;type=0 |
| spellingShingle | B Onyenekwe O Modebe G O Okafor A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors International Journal of Medicine and Health Development |
| title | A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors |
| title_full | A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors |
| title_fullStr | A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors |
| title_short | A prospective study of post-transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis B virus prevalence: Incidence and risk factors |
| title_sort | prospective study of post transfusion hepatitis in an area of high hepatitis b virus prevalence incidence and risk factors |
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