Transfusion-transmissible infections and transfusion-related immunomodulation

Seven Years Trends in Prevalence of Transfusion-Transmissible Viral Infections in Yazd blood Transfusion Organization

Abstract Background Increasing blood supply safety is one of the most important goals of blood services in the world. In this study, we reviewed the prevalence rate and the trends of three main infections in whole blood donations and strategies for improving blood safety in Yazd blood transfusion center, Iran. Materials and Methods In this cross sectional study, data on hepatitis B, C and ...

Prevalence of Major Transfusion-Transmissible Viral Infections in Blood Donors Attending Fars Blood Transfusion Center, Shiraz, Southern Iran: 2002–05

Evaluation of trends in the rate of infectious diseases of blood donors is essential for monitoring safety of blood supply and effective screening of donors. Transfusion records of blood donors who attended the Center between 2002 and 2005 were reviewed for positive cases of HBS (by ELISA), HIV (by Western Blot) and HCV (by ELISA). During 2002–05, 507,531 persons donated blood. The prevalence r...

Blood Transfusion and Transmissible Disease

During the past 30 years great advances have been made in preventing what were the commonest forms of adverse transfusion reactions: namely pyrogenic reactions, circulatory overloading, haemolytic reactions and bacterial con­ tamination of donations. This has been achieved by the combined efforts of transfusion centres, hospital laboratories and clinical u sed of donor blood to promote safer tr...

Prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections in blood donors of Pakistan

BACKGROUND Transfusion-transmitted infections threaten the safety of patients requiring blood transfusion, which in turn imposes serious challenges for the availability of safe blood products that are still affordable in health care systems with limited resources. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in blood donors and to evaluate the demog...

Into the occult: strategies for preventing transfusion-transmissible infections.