trends in seroprevalence of hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hiv, and syphilis infections in iranian blood donors from 2003 to 2005

Prevalence of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Infection in Blood Donors in Zanjan, 2005-2006

Background and Objectives: Providing safe blood and prevention of blood-borne infections are among the most important purposes of the Blood Transfusion Organization. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of Hepatitis B, C and HIV infection and their determinants in Zanjan blood donors from 2005 to 2006. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the prevalence of Hepati...

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Viruses Among Blood Donors in North of Iran

Background and Objective: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are both transmitted by the fecal-oral route and are known as leading causes of acute viral hepatitis in the world, especially in developing countries. There is a lack of updated data on HAV and HEV seroprevalence in the north of Iran. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of HAV and HEV among blood donors ...

Trends in hepatitis B and hepatitis C seroprevalence among Nepalese blood donors.

In Nepal, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are considerable health problems. This study aimed to assess the trends of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence in blood donors over the last 6 years nationwide and in the urbanized setting of Kathmandu Valley. This was a retrospective study conducted among Nepalese blood donors through the years 2001/2002-2006/2007. Serum samp...

Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women and Blood Donors in Cameroon

Objectives. We estimated seroprevalence and correlates of selected infections in pregnant women and blood donors in a resource-limited setting. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of laboratory seroprevalence data from pregnant women and voluntary blood donors from facilities in Cameroon in 2014. Rapid tests were performed to detect hepatitis B surface antigen, syphilis treponemal ...

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Human

Abstract Background Thalassemia patients that are conventionally treated by a regular transfusion regimen are exposed to blood born viral infections.The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) , and human Immunodeficiency virus(HIV) among all multitransfused thalassemia patients in west north of Iran. Material and methods A...

Outcome of Intravenous Immunoglobulin-Transmitted HTLV-I, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV infections