ASYMPTOMATIC CHRONIC CARRIER - A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO BLOOD RECIPIENTS - BLOOD BANK-BASED STUDY

The study of seroprevalence of human cytomegalovirus in healthy blood donors referring to Fars blood bank

Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is most often asymptomatic in immuno-competent individuals and has lifelong latency especially in leukocytes. However, CMV is a major cause of infection and death in immuno-compromised patients. Transfusion transmitted HCMV (TT-HCMV) can cause serious morbidity and mortality in certain patients who are at risk. In this study, we evaluated t...

Motivation and Intention to Future Donation among Blood Donors Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital Blood Bank in Kerala

Background and Aims: This study aims to identify the level of motivation among blood donors and their intention to donate again and suggest remedial measures to rectify de-motivating influences. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among donors to collect data on variables related to the objective. Results: Most donors were men aged 18-24 years, graduates, ...

Measures and Nursing Care of Blood Recipients

آرزوئی که بشر طی قرنهای متوالی برای درمان بیماریها با خون داشته است، باعث بنای پایه های دانش نوینی بنام انتقال خون گردیده است. امروزه بکار بردن خون خالص و مشتقات آن در درمان بیماران به صورت امری متداول در آمده است. و این در حالی است که از بدو زندگی غارنشینی، خون برای بشر اسرار آمیز بوده و نیروی زندگی و مفرح روح محسوب می شده است . پزشکان مصر قدیم چون به ارزش خون پی برده بودند برای بهبود بیماران ...

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HIV prevalence in blood donors and recipients in Pakistan: a meta-analysis and analysis of blood-bank data.

BACKGROUND The first instances of HIV-antibody detection in donated blood in Pakistan were reported in 1988. Since then, documentation of HIV in blood donors and of rates of transmission via transfusion has been limited. Previously assumed to have a low prevalence, HIV is an increasing health concern in Pakistan. Since there is no national, centralized blood-banking system, there are no reliabl...