Bacterial sepsis has become the most frequent infectious complication of transfusion. Although Yersinia enterocolitica is a common enteropathogen usually causing relatively mild disease, it is nevertheless a prominent cause of life-threatening post-transfusion infection. To gain a better understanding of the clinical presentation and prognosis of this rare occurrence, we performed a systematic ...

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and trends of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) in two hospitals Riyadh, as well judge best type tests ensure blood transfusion safety. By using serological nucleic acid test (NAT) tests, these donors were screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C (HCV), B (HBV), T-lymphotropic 1 (HTLV-1), 2 (HTLV-2), syphilis, mala...

BACKGROUND In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of malaria parasitemia in blood donors varies from 0.6% to 50%. Although the burden of TTM in malaria-endemic countries is unknown, it is recommended that all donated blood is screened for malaria parasites. This study aimed to establish the incidence of TTM and identify a suitable screening test. METHODS Pregnant women, children, and immunocom...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B remains the most common transfusion-transmitted viral infection. We explored the current status of pre-transfusion screening and post-transfusion follow-up testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies (anti-HBs) in blood recipients from an area of high HBV endemicity. METHODS A total of 7,780 blood recipients were transfused with at least 1...

The vertical transmission of the T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) occurs predominantly through breast-feeding [2]. The infection can be transmitted through sexual contact, blood transfusion, and through needle sharing among drug users. Its transmission is active in many areas such as parts of Africa, South and Central America, the Caribbean region, Asia and Melanesia [3]. It is estimat...