Risk of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 274-278

  Imarengiaye, C O ^a   Enosolease, M E ^a   Iribhogbe, P E ^a   Ehigiegba, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; HCV; Transfusion related infection

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS;

ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POSTTRANSFUSION HEPATITIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 33344469264     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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