Abstract: The Objective of present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in voluntary and replacement donors in urban area of Karnataka, India.
Methods: All voluntary and replacement donors were screened for HBV, HCV and HIV I&II by using the appropriate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Rapid Plasma reagin was used for estimation of syphilis infection. The study was designed for a duration of six years from January 2009 to December 2014.
Results: A total of 13023 voluntary blood donors were screened. The overall seroprevalence of HBV and HCV were 0 .906 % and 0.161 % respectively; for HIV and syphilis the seroprevalence was estimated to be 0.13% and 0.36% respectively.
Conclusion: Strict selection of blood donors and proper testing for TTI will ensure safe blood transfusion. Blood is still one of the main sources of transmission of infections. It is important to continue screening donated blood with highly selective and specific tests and to counsel donors who are positive to any of the above infections.
Keywords: Blood donors, HBsAg, HCV, HIV, syphilis.
Title: SERO-prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections among replacement and voluntary blood donors
Author: Dr. Brilsee. Simeon, Dr. Satish. Belagatti
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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