Aims: This study investigated the prevalence, and associated factors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Uganda. Study Design: This was a cross- sectional study. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/36972
Background: Increased morbidity and mortality rates have been reported among patients co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). Aims: To determine the prevalence of HBV infection among HIV-infected anti-retroviral therapy (ART) naïve patient...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/36160
Aims: To profile CD4 count, TNFα levels and cytopenia in HIV seropositive patients on ART and also evaluate the prevalence of hematological cytopenia. Study Design: The present study is a cross sectional study and was carried out in the department of immunology, hematology and bl...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/36037
Background: High dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard of care and commonly used procedure for patients with relapsed non Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). There is no clear evidence of superior conditioning regimen and studies that comparing d...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/35556
Aim: The objective of this study is to assess the haematological profile of our patients with chronic kidney disease. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State Nigeria 2015...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/35453
Background: Hypertension is the more frequent cardiovascular risk factor among diabetic patients and it amplifies the risk of other cardiovascular diseases. Aims: This survey aimed to determine factors incriminated in the outcome of the hypertension among diabetic patients attend...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/32269
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ethanol extract of Alchornea laxiflora on internal organs as well as haematological indices of rats. Methodology: The plant materials were air dried and grinded mechanically followed by solvent (ethanol) percolation for...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/35722
Background: Clinical transfusion process (CTP) in Africa is an age long practice yearning for scientifically sound, evidence-based findings to address existent challenges of quality. Objective: To review relevant aspects of hospital-based transfusion practices in Africa wherein p...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/32666
The Pelger-Huët anomaly (PHA) is a morphologic abnormality of segmentation involving the neutrophils predominantly; however, all leucocytes may be variably affected; it is an autosomal dominant condition. It has a global prevalence; with certain Indian populations having a report...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/34868
Tawfique K. A. Al-Zubiery, Talal Alharazi, Hafez Alsumairy, Amar Abdullah Jabir, Manal Jamil Muckbil, Majdi Abdullhabeeb Saleh & Eqtesad Abdu Ali Al-Shibani·International Blood Research & Reviews·2017
Aim: To determine the current sero-prevalence of HCV among blood donors in Sana'a city: Yemen. Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted on 3606 blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion and Research Centre in Sa...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/34731
Background: There is high prevalence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy worldwide, primary infection in particular has been associated with significant haematological changes and childhood neurodevelopmental disabilities. There is however, paucity of information on the effect...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/34415
Aims: HCV causes both acute and chronic infections and can be easily transmitted through contaminated blood or other body fluids. The present study deals with the molecular detection of HCV with help of one-step RT-PCR assay followed by nested PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis....
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/34463
Background: Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) can inhibit the deoxygenation induced polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) that drives the Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease. The aim of this study was to determine fetal Hb level in Sudanese sickle cell disease patients as well as to...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/34020
Background and Aims: To know blood group antigen frequencies in a population has various benefits as the assessing risk of alloimmunization, the providing antigen-negative compatible blood to patients with multiples antibodies and the development of a donor data bank for the prep...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/33385
Background: Anaemia is common in critically ill trauma patients admitted into the Intensive Care Unit. The aetiology of the anaemia in trauma patients is often multi-factorial, usually resulting from the trauma event, from subsequent interventions and from complications that may...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/33339