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Analysis of the seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV and syphilitic infections detected in the pretranfusion blood: A short report
Nagarekha Kulkarni1
1Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary - 583104, Karnataka, India.

Article ID: 100006IJBTINK2012
doi:10.5348/ijbti-2012-6-SR-1

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Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences
Bellary - 583104, Karnataka
Karnataka
India
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Kulkarni N. Analysis of the seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV and syphilitic infections detected in the pretranfusion blood: A short report. International Journal of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology 2012;2:1-3.


Abstract
Aims: Blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of infections to recipients. The aim of the study was to analyse the seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV and syphilitic infections in the pretransfusion blood.
Methods: A total of 19,135 blood units were tested for HIV, HBsAg, HCV and syphilis.
Results: The seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg, HCV and syphilis was 0.9%, 3.2%, 0.35%, 0.04% respectively in total donors.
Conclusions: The seroprevalence of HBsAg was more compared to HIV, HCV and syphilis.

Key Words: Transfusion transmissable, Seroprevalence, Pretransfusion

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Author Contributions:
Nagarekha Kulkarni - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest.
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