Distribution of antibodies to Salmonella in the sera of blood donors in the south-western region of Nigeria

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-169

  Adias, Teddy C ^a   Jeremiah, Zaccheaus A ^b   Ilesanmi, Ayo O ^c  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Glory Diagnostica   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Blood transfusion; Salmonella antibodies; Widal reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP B; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; TYPHOID FEVER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954419699     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2009.0115-09     Document Type: Article

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