Prevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in blood donors: an Indian experience

Chandra, T.; Kumar, A.; Gupta, A.

Tropical Doctor 39(3): 152-154

2009


ISSN/ISBN: 0049-4755
PMID: 19535750
DOI: 10.1258/td.2008.080330
Document Number: 207286
A retrospective study was done on blood units collected from replacement and voluntary donors from 2001 to 2007. Seropositivity of transfusion transmitted disease in replacement donors was 1.96% in hepatitis B surface antigen, 0.85% in hepatitis C virus, 0.23% in HIV and 0.01% in syphilis. Voluntary donors had an almost negligible infectivity rate.

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