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...
Main Authors: | B Onyenekwe, O Modebe, G O Okafor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1996-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Medicine and Health Development |
Online Access: | http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=1996;volume=1;issue=1;spage=23;epage=27;aulast=Onyenekwe;type=0 |
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