PT Health Watch: Blood grouping alone cannot guarantee safe transfusion, experts warn

Premium Times7 November 2026, 13:11 UTCNigeria

Medical laboratory scientists, explained to PT HEALTH WATCH that donated blood must undergo additional laboratory tests, including crossmatching and screening for transfusion-transmissible infections, before it is released for transfusion. The post PT Health Watch: Blood grouping alone cannot guarantee safe transfusion, experts warn appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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