In 2001, the WHO Office for Africa adopted a strategy for blood safety defining four targets. This paper describes the progress made by Mauritius in the implementation of this strategy. The blood safety indicators were collected and compared with the norms recommended by WHO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the frequency of the tissue antigen HLA-B27 is studied in 494 donors and recipients for renal and bone marrow transplantation on the multi-ethnic island of Mauritius, the majority of the population of which is of Indian descent. Although results showed a prevalence rate of 4.3%, inter-racial variation was not observed between the major ethnic groups (P>0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the frequency of the tissue antigen HLA-B27 is studied in 494 donors and recipients for renal and bone marrow transplantation on the multi-ethnic island of Mauritius, the majority of the population of which is of Indian descent. Although results showed a prevalence rate of 4.3%, inter-racial variation was not observed between the major ethnic groups (P>0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe pattern of arterial supply to the various parts (clavicular, sternocostal and aponeurotic) of the pectoralis major muscle was studied in 7 cadaver dissections and 10 angiograms by injecting a radio-opaque substance. Three main arteries supplied the muscle, i.e.
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