SEROPREVALENCE OF TRANSFUSION TRANSMISSABLE INFECTIONS AMONG VOLUNTARY DONORS AT A MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN SALEM DISTRICT, TAMILNADU-A 6 YEAR STUDY.
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Transfusion of blood and blood products is life saving in various medical and surgical conditions which carries 1% chance of transfusion related complications including transfusion transmisable infections (TTIs) like HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis and Malaria. AIM: To find the seroprevalence of TTIs in voluntary blood donors in a medicl college hospital blood bank,Tamilnadu. MATERIAL AND METHODS: is was a retrospective hospital records based 6 year study, included 60422 voluntary blood donors from 2009 to 2015 and screened for TTIs. RESULTS: 729 cases of TTIs constituting (1.2%) were detected, of which 54(0.001%) were seroreactive for HIV, 636(0.01%) for Hepatitis B, 33(0.0005%) for Hepatitis C and 6(0.0001%) for Syphilis. Malaria(0%) was detected in none of the donors. CONCLUSION: In the present study, the seroprevalence of HIV,Hepatitis B,Hepatitis C, Syphilis and Malaria is lower than other studies from various parts of the country. A decreasing trend in the seroprevalence of TTIs is noted in this region of Tamilnadu, India.
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Vajravelu Jayanthi
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