OBJECTIVE Emergency medicine staff is working at risk of blood-borne infections during their daily practice every time. The risk of transmission is higher when dealing with critically ill patients. Our objective was to find out the prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, in critically ill red-coded emergency department patients. METHODS The study was carried out as prospective observ...

Background This study was aimed at evaluating the seroprevalence and trend of blood-borne pathogens (HIV, HCV, HBV, and Syphilis) among asymptomatic adults at Akwatia during a four-year period (2013-2016). Materials and Methods The study was a retrospective analysis of secondary data of blood donors who visited the hospital from January 2013 to December 2016. Archival data from 11,436 prospec...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B and C are the leading causes of liver diseases worldwide. For hematological and solid malignancy patients undergoing chemotherapy, increases in HBV DNA and HCV RNA levels can be detected which may result in reactivation and hepatitis-related morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Hbs ag and Anti HCV positivity in patients wit...

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be a global public health problem. As of 2019, there were 296 million people chronically infected with HBV, resulting in nearly 1 deaths from decompensated cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. The seroprevalence HBV among pregnant women Tanzania was reported range between 3.8 and 8.03%. However, data on HIV-infected is limited...

Evidence has shown that liver disease caused by hepatitis viruses can be more aggressive and severe in HIV infected subjects. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of HDV infection among HIV/HBV co-infected clients in Shiraz, southwest Iran. In this study, 178 patients co-infected with HBV and HIV individuals were enrolled. The diagnosis of HIV infect...

Background: Unsafe transfusion practices put patients at high risk of transfusion transmissible infections. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections (including Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] 1 and 2, Hepatitis B Virus [HBV], Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and syphilis) during a period of 18 months among blood donors in the Blood Bank of Lady Hardinge Medical Coll...

Introduction: Transfusion of blood and its components is a life- saving manoeuvre but has life threatening hazards as well. Blood Service (BTS) covered by “Drug Cosmetics Act” legal implications. Hence, strict criteriae are followed while selecting donor, particularly emphasising on Transmissible Infections (TTI), which may improve safe transfusion practices. Aim: To study the seroprevalence Hu...

background: hiv, syphilis, hepatitis b and c (hbv & hcv) infections modify the epidemiology and presentation of each other. this study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of these infections and their co-infections in sexually transmitted infections (sti) clinic attendees in new delhi, india. methods: a retrospective study including 220 patients was conducted during may 2014 through december 2...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a sexually transmitted with wide range of terminal complications. As such, female sex workers (FSWs) are an important group in the epidemiology virus. This study was aimed at evaluating seroprevalence HBV markers and exposure rate among FSWs Enugu State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional carried out brothel-based FSWs, involving 200 participants recruited using consecutive s...

BackgroundHepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among pregnant women has a high rate of vertical transmission and consequential effects on fetal neonatal outcomes. The aim this study was to determine the prevalence associated risk factors attending antenatal care services in Osogbo, Nigeria.MethodologyThis hospital based cross-sectional conducted routine clinic between April June 2021. Systematic r...