Hematological Indices of Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northern Nigeria.

Hematological Indices of Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northern Nigeria.

Nigeria has the fourth highest prevalence of TB and the highest prevalence of Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in the world. SCA patients have impaired immunity and are vulnerable to TB. Hence, we studied the haematological indices of SCA patients with TB in Nigeria. A total of 23 SCA patients with TB were...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sagir G. Ahmed, Audu A. Bukar, Bashir Jolayemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-06-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
sickle
Cell
Anemia
Tuberculosis
Hematological
Indices
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/164

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http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/164

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