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Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors
A nationwide, cross-sectional study
Jawaher Alsughayyir, Yasser Almalki, Imtinan Alburayk, Mohrah Alalshaik, Ibrahim Aljoni, Mona Kandel, Mohammad A. Alfhili and Abdulmajeed A. Alabdullateef
Saudi Medical Journal December 2022, 43 (12) 1363-1372; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.12.20220634
Jawaher Alsughayyir
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MS, PhDYasser Almalki
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BS, MSImtinan Alburayk
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BS, MSMohrah Alalshaik
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BS, MSIbrahim Aljoni
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BSMona Kandel
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDMohammad A. Alfhili
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MS, PhDAbdulmajeed A. Alabdullateef
From the Chair of Medical and Molecular Genetics Research (Alfhili), Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (Alsughayyir, Alalshaik,), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University; from the Division of Hematology (Almalki), King Khalid University Hospital; from the Blood Transfusion Services Operation Centre (Aljoni, Kandel, Alabdullateef Ministry of Health, Riyadh; and from the Maternity and Children Hospital (Alburayk), Ministry of Health, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors
Jawaher Alsughayyir, Yasser Almalki, Imtinan Alburayk, Mohrah Alalshaik, Ibrahim Aljoni, Mona Kandel, Mohammad A. Alfhili, Abdulmajeed A. Alabdullateef
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2022, 43 (12) 1363-1372; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.12.20220634
Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors
Jawaher Alsughayyir, Yasser Almalki, Imtinan Alburayk, Mohrah Alalshaik, Ibrahim Aljoni, Mona Kandel, Mohammad A. Alfhili, Abdulmajeed A. Alabdullateef
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2022, 43 (12) 1363-1372; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.12.20220634
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