Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus markers in children with thalassaemia and other diseases requiring multiple blood transfusions.

dc.contributor.author	Gunasena, S
dc.date.accessioned	2011-12-06T08:45:03Z
dc.date.available	2011-12-06T08:45:03Z
dc.date.issued	1994
dc.identifier.citation	MD (Medical Microbiology)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/884
dc.description.abstract	The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV markers mainly in children with thalassaemia and also others receiving regular blood transfusions. In Sri Lanka thalassaemic children and other multi-transfused children are a high risk group for HBV infection. Thus, these children should receive vaccination to protect against the infection. In addition, the risk of transmission of HBV infection through transfusions should be minimized by the use of voluntary donations, stringent donor selection measures and the of sensitive screening assays
dc.description.abstract
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus markers in children with thalassaemia and other diseases requiring multiple blood transfusions.	en_US
dc.type	Research abstract	en_US