Hepatitis Band C Viral Markers In Patietns With Sickle Cell Disease In Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary
Serum samples from 180 Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients
attending Medical Out patients (MOP) clinic of the Department
ofHaematology, UCH, lbadan, Nigeria were tested for the presence of HbsAg and anti-HCV in their blood samples. The result showed that HBV infection was slightly higher (not significant) than HCV infection among SCD patients (p>O.05). In
addition, the result showed that the mean number of transfusion was higher among patients who were sero-positive for both
HbsAg (5.0 ± 6.6) and anti- HCV (4.6 ± 6.7) when compared
to patients who were negative for both viruses (2.7± 3.0 and 2.9
±- 3.2) for HBsAg and anti-HCV respectively. These observations is an indication that there is an urgent need to screen blood
units for hepatitis Band C virus infections prior to transfusion
in order to reduce HCV infection among SCD patients in Nigeria. Furthermore, it suggests the need to vaccinate SCD patients against HBV in this environment.
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CDR, C (2021). Hepatitis Band C Viral Markers In Patietns With Sickle Cell Disease In Ibadan, Nigeria. Afribary.com: Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://afribary.com/works/hepatitis-band-c-viral-markers-in-patietns-with-sickle-cell-disease-in-ibadan-nigeria
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Coalition, CDR. "Hepatitis Band C Viral Markers In Patietns With Sickle Cell Disease In Ibadan, Nigeria" Afribary.com (2021). Accessed April 15, 2021. https://afribary.com/works/hepatitis-band-c-viral-markers-in-patietns-with-sickle-cell-disease-in-ibadan-nigeria