Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood donors at a tertiary hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon

Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood donors at a tertiary hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious health care problem in haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood donation in Africa. However, there is a paucity of information about this in Cameroon. This study presents the prevalence of antibodies to HCV among haemodialysis...

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Main Authors: Therese Ndomgue, Michel Kengne, Patrick A. Njukeng, Valentine N. Ndze, Damien N. Anong, Tracy M. Masebe, Ubald Tamoufe, Anastasia Y. Bongajum, Daniel Ter Goon, Julius M. Nwobegahay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-03-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
blood donors
hcv antibodies
haemodialysis
hepatitis c virus
seroprevalence
sickle cell
Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/26

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