results liver function tests in the healthy blood donors were within the normal range. the incidence rates of senv-d and senv-h in the 184 total blood donors were 10 (5.4%) (95% confidence interval (ci): 2.1% - 9.0%) and 32 (17.4%) cases (95% ci: 12.0% - 23.0%), respectively. senv-h/d co-infection occurred in 2 (1.1%) patients. the sera of 8/184 (4.3%) were positive for anti-hbc antibody but ne...

the clinical significance of abo and rhesus blood group systems has been well documented. the objective of this study was to determine the frequency of abo and rhesus blood groups in blood donors in lahore, pakistan, with a view to generate data with multipurpose future practicalities in the field of medicine. blood groups of 3000 blood donors were determined by commercially available standard ...

The overall incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Iranian population is estimated around 10%-14.9%. G6PD deficiency is an X-linked disorder and 80% of donors are usually male. At present, donors’ blood is not routinely screened for G6PD deficiency in Iran blood bank where for detecting such enzyme deficiency, reliance is placed on pre-donation data. Thus, the G6PD ...

Background: Blood donation safety is one of the basic goals of the organization of blood transfusion in the world. Self-exclusion and failed options are additional screening tests to routine diagnostic tests which is performed to detect the transmitted infection through blood or blood products. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of these systems on the improvement of bloo...

conclusions the prevalence of hbv infection among donors in duhok was comparable with those of reports from other parts of iraq. education and immunization should be initiated to target the high-risk groups. furthermore, a community-based study is recommended to study the prevalence of hbv and hcv infection in the population. background the prevalence of blood borne viral infection is escalatin...

background: toxoplasmosis is one of the prevalent parasitic diseases in the world with 10-40 percent of people having it as a latent infection. in cases of renal transplants, the condition either presents itself as a result of reactivation of the latent infection resulting in the weakness of immune system in a recipient or happens when a recipient simply contracts the condition from the donor t...

Background & Objective: Dangerous O is very important to transfusion medicine and there has been reports by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding some death relating incidences. As high iso-antibody production is closely associated with different immune reactions, a survey on the different immune response of dangerous O donors can lead to understanding their immune respo...

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 ...