Seroprevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections among Blood Donors at Referral Neuroscience Hospital in Bangladesh
Keywords:
Transfusion transmitted infection, blood donor, BangladeshAbstract
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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