Use of nucleic acid testing for blood donor screening of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus in the Saudi population
Saudi Medical Journal. 2001; 22 (12): 1073-1075
in English
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| ID: emr-58218
ABSTRACT
To determine the risk of transfusion associated infection for human immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus using nucleic acid testing. During March 1998, 400 donor blood samples from the Saudi population that were negative by serology were further tested for human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 and Hepatitis C virus using nucleic acid testing. A total of 400 were tested by nucleic acid testing, 381 of these were negative, 4 were indeterminate but were found to be negative on repeat testing and one seronegative sample was found to be positive for Hepatitis C virus. Due to the low prevalence of human immuno-deficiency virus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, nucleic acid testing of blood donors by serology is adequate for screening. But the higher prevalence of Hepatitis C virus and increased risk of transmission would indicate that nucleic acid testing may be warranted for Hepatitis C virus in the near future
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Blood Transfusion
/
Nucleic Acids
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HIV
/
Hepacivirus
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
2001
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