Blood transfusion-mediated viral infections in thalassemic children in Bangladesh

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Shekhar, Hossain Uddin ^a   Kabir, Yearul ^a   Hossain, Mosharaf ^a   Uddin, Mesbah ^b   Khatun E Jannat, Kaniz ^c   Hossain, Shahdat ^d   Shahjalal, Hussain ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^c Greenland Hospital   (Bangladesh)

^d JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Thalassemia; Transfusion transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BANGLADESH; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; PREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33846418753     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.131.135     Document Type: Article

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