Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C in blood donations in Namibia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15364272 |
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| Authors | Rooyen T Mavenyengwa (Namibia University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Munyaradzi Mukesi (0000-0002-5031-3959, Namibia University of Science and Technology), Israel Chipare (Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia), Esra Shoombe (Namibia University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 424-424 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-424 |
| PMID | 24884633 |
| PMCID | PMC4012713 |
| OpenAlex | W2123277856 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The blood donations given by the donor population in Namibia has a low infection rate with the HIV, syphilis, HBsAg and anti-HCV. A strict screening regime must continue to be used as the infections are still present albeit in small numbers
Environmental health · HBsAg · Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Hepatitis C · Hepatitis C virus · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Population · Syphilis · Virus · Blood donation and transfusion practices · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Medicine · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Virology
| Highly cited | No |
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