The Use of Screening Algorithm to Defer Blood Donors with Subclinical Malaria

Plasmodium falciparum infection in blood donors is common in malaria endemic countries, including Ghana. To date, there are no established exclusion criteria to defer a donor carrying malaria parasites. Therefore, based on significant independent variables identified in this study, donor malaria scr...

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Main Authors: Desmond Omane Acheampong, Enoch Aninagyei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9942721