Red cell allo- and autoimmunisation in transfused sickle cell and cancer patients in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Red cell allo- and autoimmunisation in transfused sickle cell and cancer patients in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Background: Currently, no data are available on the prevalence of red blood cell (RBC) antibody formation amongst Kenyan patients with multiple transfusion needs, such as patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) or haematological malignancies (HM) and solid (SM) malignancies. Objectives: We determin...

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Main Authors:	Caroline Mangare, Amos Mbugua, Peter Maturi, Jamila Rajab, Rainer Blasczyk, Hans-Gert Heuft
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2015-09-01
Series:	African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Online Access:	https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/297

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