Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Carriage among Volunteer Blood Donors in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Jacques Ossinga Bassandja, François Lusamaki Mukunda, Gaspard Mande Bukaka, Serge Tonen Wolyec, Camille-Remy Atoba Bokele, Charles Kayembe Tshilumba & Joris Losimba Likwela · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2018
Introduction: Blood safety is a serious public health concern for health authorities in sub-Saharan African countries. Blood transfusion is a major mode of transmission of viral hepatitis B. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of carriage of HBs antigen amo...
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