International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences |
ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 10 (2013) pp. 249-252 |
Prevalence of HIV, HCV, HBV and Syphilis in Blood donors among the
Dakshina Kannada District, India |
K.Lathamani1
, Geetha Bhaktha1
, Shivananda Nayak2
, Subbannayya Kotigadde3 |
1St. Anns Institute of Allied Health Science, Mulky, Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka, India 2Department of Pre Clinical Science,University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies 3K.V.G Medical College, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India |
ABSTRACT |
Every year blood transfusion rescues millions of lives worldwide, recipients of transfusions risk becoming infected with blood-borne pathogens. Transfusion-transmissible infections with the blood donors during the various blood donation camps in Mangalore were investigated from January 2008 to March 2010. The seroprevalence Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection was confirmed to be 0.53%, HepatitisCVirus(HCV) infection to be 0.098%, Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) to be 0.08% and Syphilis to be 0.09% after supplementary testing. The transfusion risk potential of these pathogens was also demonstrated. Thus understanding the demographic data
would reduce the overall burden on health care system. |
Keywords |
Sero
positivity;
Blood
transfusion;
Transfusion
transmitted
diseases. |