Hepatitis B virus infection is a potential life-threatening liver infection caused by hepatitis B virus capable of causing chronic infection and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer. This study was a comparative cross sectional study carried out on 26...
Baribefe Banavule Daniel Koate, Teddy Charles Adias, Ebirien-Agana Samuel Bartimaeus & Zacchaeus Awortu Jeremiah·International Blood Research & Reviews·2022
Hepatitis B virus infection is a serious global public health challenge that affects more than two billion people worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the serological pattern of HBV infection in HBV infected patients in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The main aim of this study was to...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2022/v13i430182
Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a rare form of infection that is characterized by the presence of replication-competent HBV DNA in the liver but without detectable HBsAg in the serum. Aim: This study aimed to determine the comparative levels of immunological var...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i830474
Aim: The study was designed to comparatively assess the degree of fibrinolytic response amongst malaria-positive pregnant women, and non-malaria positive subjects in Rivers State, Nigeria. Methods: The study area covered University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harco...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230128
Aim: This study assessed the level of plasma haemoglobin concentration in CPDA-1 stored blood with a view to determine the extent of haemolysis during the 35 days storage period. Study Design: This is an observational and comparative case-control study. Place and Duration of Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i330101