Seroprevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections among Blood Donors at Referral Neuroscience Hospital in Bangladesh

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https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v11i1.83516

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Transfusion transmitted infection, blood donor, Bangladesh

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Background: Transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) have become the main concern regarding the safe use of blood in clinical practice in Bangladesh.

Objective: To assess the status of transfusion transmitted infections among the apparently healthy blood donors in Bangladesh.

Methodology: This retrospective study was carried out among 15,478 blood donors from November 2022 to October 2023 in Department of Transfusion Medicine, at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINS&H), Dhaka, Bangladesh. All the samples were screened for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Syphilis and Malaria to see the prevalence of TTI.

Results: Among 15,478 donors, 167 (1.079 %) were positive for TTIs. Seropositivity of HBV, HCV, HIV, and syphilis were 0.795%, 0.032%, 0.006% and 0.246% respectively. No blood donor was tested positive for malarial parasite. 

Conclusion: Hepatitis B Virus infection is the most common Transfusion transmitted infection in Bangladesh, followed by Syphilis. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, January 2025;11(1):9-12

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Md Abdullah Yusuf, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

 

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2025-12-21

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Hassan, M. S., Islam, S., Fatema, K., Begum, H., Rahman, U., Biswas, D. A., … Ara, F. (2025). Seroprevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections among Blood Donors at Referral Neuroscience Hospital in Bangladesh. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 11(1), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v11i1.83516

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025)

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Copyright (c) 2025 Mohammad Sayeed Hassan, Sabrina Islam, Kaniz Fatema, Hasina Begum, Urmi Rahman, Daanish Arefin Biswas, Sheikh Farjana Sonia, Md. Abdullah Yusuf, Rafi Mehrab, Mohammad Nur Uddin, Ferdous Ara

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