Serological markers of transfusion transmissible infections and ABO blood groups in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Ahmad A. Alshehri; Ahmad Adebayo Irekeola; Mohammed Merae Alshahrani; Khaja Shameem Mohammed Abdul; Saeed Ahmed Asiri; Banan F. Aboluluy; Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh; Abdulaziz Hassan Alhasaniah; Ibrahim Abdullah Almazni; Saleh A. Alshamrani; Abdullah J. Alshahrani; Ahmad M. Saif; Osman AE. Elnoubi; Abdulrahim R. Hakami; Abdulrazzag Abdulaziz Othman; Mansor H. Almohi

doi:10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240338

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Yisak EH,
Gebreselassie HA,
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Shakur-Still H,
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Conners EE,
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Shaikh AA,
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Alzahrani FM,
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