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Prevalence and risk factors for red blood cell alloimmunisation among sickle cell patients in Mwanza City, Tanzania.

Erius TebukaMwesige CharlesJeffer O Bhuko
Published in: African journal of laboratory medicine (2020)
The rate of alloimmunisation in multiply transfused SCD patients was 8.5% and higher than other studies in East Africa. Thus, there is a need for extensive red blood cell screening and matching to minimize alloimmunisation and risk of delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction, particularly in SCD and chronically transfused patients.
Keyphrases
  • red blood cell
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • sickle cell disease