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

Oluwaseyi S. Ashaka; Olajide O. Agbede; Adesuyi A. Omoare; Samuel K. Ernest

doi:10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.615

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine (May 2018)

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

Oluwaseyi S. Ashaka,
Olajide O. Agbede,
Adesuyi A. Omoare,
Samuel K. Ernest

Affiliations

Oluwaseyi S. Ashaka: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
Olajide O. Agbede: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
Adesuyi A. Omoare: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
Samuel K. Ernest: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v7i1.615
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. e1 – e4

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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.

Published in African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

ISSN: 2225-2002 (Print); 2225-2010 (Online)
Publisher: AOSIS
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine; Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm

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