Chemical Live Function Tests and Epidemiologic Studies of HBsAg Positive Blood Donors

Chemical Liver Function Tests and Epidemiologic Studies of HBsAg Positive Blood Donors

Significance of tests for HBeAg and anti-HBe in HBsAg positive blood donors.

A sensitive radioimmunoassay method for HBeAg and anti-HBe allowed 98.4% of HBsAg positive blood donors to be classified. HBeAg was more prevalent in blood donors under 30 years of age and anti-HBe was more prevalent in those over 30 years. The mean HBsAg concentration was four times greater in donors with HBeAg than in those with anti-HBe. No significant associations were found with sex, blood...

Prevalence of HBe Ag and LFT Survey in HBsAg Positive Blood Donors in Kerman

The hepatitis-B virus (HBV) is one of the most common chronic pathogens in the world. More than 2 billions of world population have been exposed to this virus and 350 millions of them (5% of world population) are chronic carriers of HBV. One of the most common routes of transmission of this virus is blood products and transfusion . For this reason blood transfusion organization controls all of ...

The prevalence and probable risk factors of HbsAg positive blood donors in Mazandaran province in 2013

Abstract Background and Objectives HBV, a classic viral Transfusion Transmitted Infection(TTI), is considered an important health and blood safety issue in every society. Prevalence of HBsAg positivity is variable among Iranian blood donors nationwide. This study was performed to determine the frequency of HBsAg positive blood donors and the probable associated risk factors in Mazandaran provi...

Serosurveillance of HBsAG Positive Patients in Voluntary Blood Donors

Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood or blood products from one person to another. Blood transfusion can lead to the transfer of many infectious agents which can lead to Transfusion Transmitted Diseases. HBsAg is one of such infectious diseases, which leads to Hepatitis B Infection. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a DNA virus and a member of the hepadna family of viruses, and i...