BLOOD EXCHANGED IN RITUAL CEREMONIES AS A POSSIBLE ROUTE FOR INFECTION WITH HEPATITIS-C VIRUS

Authors
ATRAH HI ALA FA GOUGH D
Citation
Hi. Atrah et al., BLOOD EXCHANGED IN RITUAL CEREMONIES AS A POSSIBLE ROUTE FOR INFECTION WITH HEPATITIS-C VIRUS, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 47(1), 1994, pp. 87-87
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
Journal of Clinical Pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219746
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
87 - 87
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9746(1994)47:1<87:BEIRCA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Of 52 blood donors (25 men and 27 women) counselled because their dona tion tested positive for hepatitis C virus antibody, seven (13.5%) gav e a history of practising the ritual of blood exchange in their childh ood or early adult life. This practice can cause transmission of blood borne infections or alloimmunisation, or both.