Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus among blood donors at a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat
Journal Title: IP Journal of Diagnostic Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Transfusion of blood and blood components as a specialized modality of patient management saves millions of lives worldwide each year and reduces morbidity Transfusiontransmitted infectious TTIs diseases remain a major topic of interest for those involved in blood safety Screening of TTIs among blood donors is helpful to observe the seroprevalence of HBV among healthy blood donorsMaterials and Methods A crosssectional study based on observance of records was conducted at Blood Bank of tertiary care hospital in Gujarat Total 7935 donors were screened over the period of year 2010 to 2017 according the guideline of WHOResults Blood units were collected from replacement donors 541 and voluntary blood donors 459 Male donors 974 outnumbered female donors Seroprevalence for HBV was found to be 098Conclusion Replacement donors were higher in number than the voluntary donors Stringent measures need to be taken on urgent basis including dissemination of information mandatory screening protocol of blood and blood products with test having sensitivity and specificity better donor recruitment advocacy of voluntary donation proper sterilization of instruments proper disposal of contaminated material and immunization of people at risk particularly health care workersKeywords Blood Donors HBV Replacement Donors Seroprevalence Transfusion Transmitted Infection TTIs Voluntary Donors
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Tarun P. Kotadiya, Baldev H. Patel
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