Hepatitis B virus and other transfusion-transmissible infections in child blood recipients in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a hospital-based study.

Introduction: Children requiring multiple blood transfusions are at high risk of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs). Lao People's Democratic Republic is a low-resource setting where donor blood screening faces challenges. This study aimed to determine the burden of TTIs in children in Vientiane Capital.

β-Hemoglobinopathies in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Molecular diagnostics and implication for a prevention and control program.

Introduction: A high frequency of β-thalassemia in Lao People's Democratic Republic necessitates the importance of complete molecular data before a prevention and control program could be established. Limited data are available for Lao PDR. We have now reported an extended information on the molecular basis of β-hemoglobinopathies in this population.