Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors in the Hohoe Municipality Hospital, Ghana: 2015-2016: a retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study

Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors in the Hohoe Municipality Hospital, Ghana: 2015-2016: a retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study

Introduction: unsafe blood remains a major threat to the global spread of transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs). Blood is usually tested for four TTIs: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Syphilis before transfusion. This study determined th...

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Main Authors:	Flavia Adu-poku, Eric Agboli, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAMJ 2020-01-01
Series:	PAMJ Clinical Medicine
Subjects:	blood donors ghana hohoe municipal hospital transfusion-transmissible infections
Online Access:	https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/2/12/pdf/12.pdf

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