Open AccessDonor blood procurement and the risk of transfusion transmissible viral infections in a tertiary health facility in South-South Nigeria
Author(s) -
Benedict Nwogoh,
OD Ikpomwen,
EM Isoa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.93793
Subject(s) - medicine , blood transfusion , procurement , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , emergency medicine , virology , marketing , business
Blood and blood products are scarce commodities. The demand often outweighs the supply. This study is directed at investigating the blood procurement sources and the risk of viral transfusion transmissible infection.