conclusions overall, we found that obi was rare, but that the prevalence of obi was slightly higher in jiangsu than in other areas of china. methods all donor samples were routinely screened by double enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for hepatitis c virus (hcv), hepatitis b virus (hbv), human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), treponema pallidum (tp), and alanine aminotransferase (alt). sin...

introduction: organ donation is one of the surviving procedures which can increase the life expectancy of end-stage patients. inappropriate beliefs and attitude of individuals to organ donation, their poor knowledge, and the socio-economic level are one of the most important barriers for organ donation. therefore, here knowledge and attitude levels among relatives of trauma patients regarding o...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: hepatitis c virus (hcv) is the main causative agent of post-transfusion hepatitis. the virus is distributed worldwide with varying prevalence in different countries, which could easily lead to chronic infections, cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma. the aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of hcv infection and its tre...

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:Nowadays, one of the main challenges of the blood transfusion organization is the procurement, distribution, and monitoring of the appropriate use of blood and its products. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections (TTIs) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV+), hepatitis B virus (HBV+), and hepati...