Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Cytomegalovirus, and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses in Multitransfused Thalassemic Children in Upper Egypt

Background. Frequent blood transfusions in thalassemia major children expose them to the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and cytomegaloviru...

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Main Authors: Ramadan A. Mahmoud, Abdel-Azeem M. El-Mazary, Ashraf Khodeary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9032627
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