Human parvovirus B19-induced anaemia in pre-school children in Ilorin, Nigeria

Sera collected from 57 anaemic and 115 non-anaemic age-matched pre-school children in Ilorin, Nigeria, between November 2014 and December 2015 were assayed for human parvovirus B19-specific IgM antibodies by using the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay technique. A total of 17 (29.8%) anaemic childre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	African journal of laboratory medicine 2018, Vol.7 (1), p.1-4
Hauptverfasser:	Agbede, Olajide O., Omoare, Adesuyi A., Ashaka, Oluwaseyi S., Ernest, Samuel K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anaemia Brief Report Human Parvovirus B19 IgM antibodies Medical Laboratory Technology Preschool children
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Zusammenfassung:	Sera collected from 57 anaemic and 115 non-anaemic age-matched pre-school children in Ilorin, Nigeria, between November 2014 and December 2015 were assayed for human parvovirus B19-specific IgM antibodies by using the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay technique. A total of 17 (29.8%) anaemic children and 18 (15.7%) non-anaemic children were positive for parvovirus B19 infection. Infection with parvovirus B19 is common in this population, and screening for the virus during differential diagnosis is recommended.
ISSN:	2225-2002 2225-2010 2225-2010
DOI:	10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.615