Background. Frequent blood transfusions in thalassemia major children expose them to the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in thalassemic children attending the Pediatrics Departments of both Sohag and Minia Univ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the seroprevalence of markers of transfusion transmissible infections in donors of a blood bank in Medellin, Colombia, beteween 2007 and 2010. METHODS A cross-sectional secondary data source, based on the results of biological testing of donors to a blood bank in Medellin. We determined the seroprevalence of markers of infection and were compared by sex and type of dono...

Introduction The establishment of systems to ensure a safe and sufficient supply of blood and blood products for all patients requiring transfusion is a core issue of every blood programme. A spectrum of blood infectious agents is transmitted through transfusion of infected blood donated by apparently healthy and asymptomatic blood donors. Recent emerging-infectious-disease threats include West...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of trends in the rate of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) in blood donors is essential for monitoring blood supply safety and donor screening effectiveness. The aim of this study was to determine the trends and prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis seromarkers among blood donors referred to...

BACKGROUND Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B virus are blood borne pathogens that can be transmitted through blood transfusion and could pose a huge problem in areas where mechanisms of ensuring blood safety are suspect. This study became necessary in a population where most of the blood for transfusion is from commercial blood donors. METHOD A total of 130 donors comprising 120 co...

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...

Background: Babesia microti, a tick-borne parasite endemic to the northeast and upper Midwest, is the primary cause of human babesiosis in the United States. Although these infections are usually subclinical or self-limited in immunocompetent people, severe disease can be present in susceptible populations (including the elderly or immunocompromised). Here, infections result in hemolytic anemia...

seroepidemiological investigation of hepatitis b,c and hiv virus in safe blood donors of babol blood transfusion center   aghajanipoor k.1,2 (md), zandieh t.1(phd)      1 iranian blood transfusion organization-research center   2 amol regional blood transfusion center

Background and Aims: Torque teno virus (TTV) is a DNA virus that isolated from the serum of a Japanese patient without A-G transfusion-transmitted hepatitis and other etiology. TTV is detectable in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, different body fluids and secretions such as stools, saliva, semen, vaginal fluid. The genome exhibits high diversity that has enabled the determination...