%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Clinically Significant Alloantibodies
among Transfusion Requiring Patients in a Tertiary
Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria
%A Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital
%A Blood Transfusion Science
%A College of Health Sciences
%A E. Osaro
%A F. P. Udomah
%A Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science
%A Gynaecology
%A H. M. Ahmad
%A I. Z. Isaac
%A Kano
%A M. A. Makusidi
%A M. Imoru
%A Nigeria.
%A Nigeria. Department of Haematology
%A Nigeria. Department of Medicine
%A Nigeria. Department of Obstetrics
%A R. T. John Department of Haematology
%A S. A. Isezuo
%A Sokoto
%A T. C. Adias
%A Usmanu Danfodiyo University
%A Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital
%J Journal Information: ISSN: Frequency: Journal DOI: Peer-review model: Digital Archiving: Index Copernicus: Disclaimer:
%D 2017
%R 10.9734/IBRR/2017/29073
%X Study Design: In this present cross sectional descriptive study, 229 patients consented to the study, with median ages of 26.5 years, 24.0% were males while 174 (76.0%) were females. There were 11 patients who had sickle cell disease (SCD), 10 patients had cancers (Ovarian 4, Bladder 3 and Cervical 3), while other were admitted for various diseases but pregnancy complications predominates. The study was carried out between the months of September and October 2015.
%U http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract/22261