Transfusion transmitted infections in patients with hemophilia of Karachi, Pakistan

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 651-655

  Borhany, Munira ^a   Shamsi, Tahir ^a   Boota, Samsan ^a   Ali, Hazrat ^a   Tahir, Naeem ^a   Naz, Arshi ^a   Naseer, Imran ^a   Farzana, Tasneem ^a   Ansari, Saqib ^a   Nadeem, Muhammad ^a   Zia Ur Rahman, ^b   Sangji, Zainab ^c  

^a National Institute of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow Transplantation   (Pakistan)

^b Fatimid Foundation Karachi   (Pakistan)

^c Hussaini Blood Bank Karachi ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

hemophilia; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; human immunodeficiency virus; transfusion transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FACTOR REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HEMOPHILIA; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TORQUE TENO VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857202790     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: 19382723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029611398122     Document Type: Article

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