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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among patients with sickle cell disease at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital.
Virology journal - 22 Apr 2022
Mawuli Gifty, Dzudzor Bartholomew, Tachi Kenneth, Kuma Amma Anima Benneh-Akwasi, Odame-Aboagye James, Obeng Billal Musah, Boateng Anthony Twumasi, Edu-Quansah Elijah Paa, Attiku Keren Okyerebea, Agbosu Esinam, Arjarquah Augustina, Bonney Joseph Humphrey Kofi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a blood borne infection that remains potentially transmissible through blood transfusions. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inheritable haemoglobinopathy in Ghana that requires multiple blood transfusions as part of its management. The SCD patient is therefore at a high risk of HCV infection; however, data on the occurrence of HCV in SCD patients has not been...
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