Transfusion Transmissible Diseases – Is There a Decreasing Trend in Recent Years?
Introduction: The magnitude of the problem of Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI) varies in different communities depending on the load of TTI in that particular population. Aim: To find the seroprevalence and trend of TTIs among the blood donors in a local community in Southern India. M...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2017-01-01
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Series: | National Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.njlm.net/articles/PDF/2190/23339_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdf |
Summary: | Introduction: The magnitude of the problem of Transfusion
Transmissible Infections (TTI) varies in different communities
depending on the load of TTI in that particular population.
Aim: To find the seroprevalence and trend of TTIs among the
blood donors in a local community in Southern India.
Materials and Methods: The data of donors who were
screened in the blood bank of a tertiary care hospital for TTI
including HIV, HBV, HCV, Syphilis (VDRL) and Malarial parasite
for a period of 4 years from January 2012 to December 2015
was collected. Both voluntary and replacement donors were
included.
Results: Out of total 8136 donors, 2.91% of the blood donors
(0.85% of voluntary donors and 2.06% of the replacement
donors) were positive for any of the TTIs. The seroprevalence of
HIV, HBV, HCV, Syphilis and Malaria among voluntary donors
was 0%, 0.79%, 0.02%, 0.04% and 0% respectively and
among replacement donors was 0.06%, 1.49%, 0.11%, 0.36%
and 0.04% respectively. None of them had co-infections.
Conclusion: The seroprevalence rate of TTI in our study is
generally less than that of other studies from various parts of
globe. The seroprevalence rate of HIV in our study is 0 among
voluntary donors and is very negligible among replacement
donors. None of the donors had co-infections. There is a
generalized reducing trend of TTI because of increase in public
awareness through social media and organizations. |
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ISSN: | 2277-8551 2455-6882 |