The microbiologic safety of umbilical cord blood transfusion for children with severe anemia in Mombasa, Kenya.

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Published in Transfusion on December 21, 2011

Authors

Oliver W Hassall1, Johnstone Thitiri, Greg Fegan, Lewa Pole, Salim Mwarumba, Douglas Denje, Kongo Wambua, Brett Lowe, Christopher M Parry, Kishor Mandaliya, Kathryn Maitland, Imelda Bates

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya. ohassall@gmail.com

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