Consideration of Blood Testing of Donors

Syphilis testing in blood donors: an update.

Syphilis, an ancient disease, is still a public health problem worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that there are 12 million new cases of syphilis each year, with more than 90% occurring in developing nations1. Moreover, in the past 30 years, through its association with an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, syphilis has acquired a new potential...

Descriptive Study of Blood Donors' Blood Pressure in the Population of Male Donors in Tehran in 2017-2018

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most important preventable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This observational study aimed to depict the role of regular blood donation on the systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively) in hypertensive patients in comparison with normotensive people. Methods: This study was performed as a cross-sectional descriptive study ...

Predonation testing of potential blood donors in resource-restricted settings.

Prevalence of Blood Transmitted Infection in Donors of Yasuj Blood Transfusion Organization

ABSTRACT Blood transmitted diseases are one of the most important problems in the science of blood transfusion that cause illness and its complication, and spending much money. Among them check on hepatitis B and C, AIDS and syphitis are routine in all blood transfusion services. Our goal of this retrospective study is determining the prevalence of this diseases in Blood Transfusion Service ...

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...