30Oct 2016

DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN BLOOD DONORS IN BASRA, IRAQ.

  • Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Health and Medical Technology, Southern Technical University, Basrah, Iraq.
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Transmission of infectious agents through donated blood is one of the major problems of blood transfusion. This is because of its essential role in the supportive care of medical and surgical patients. Total of 6536 (6517 male and 19 female) blood donor samples were collected from February to May 2016 and screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis. The study was carried out in blood bank in Basra city, Iraq. A total of 127 (1.94%) donors have shown serological evidence of hepatitis B virus infection, 4 (0.06%) showed HBsAg while 123 (1.8%) had positive anti-HBc results. The prevalence of anti-HCV, HIV, and syphilis was 9 (0.13%), 0 and 18 (0.26%) respectively . There were no positive results among female donors.

[Dewan Abdullah and Khairallah A S Mohammed. (2016); DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN BLOOD DONORS IN BASRA, IRAQ. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Oct). 1251-1253] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr Khairallah A S Mohammed

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/1918      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/1918

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