Hepatitis-B carriers; prevalence of HBsAg among volunteer blood donors in Bahawalpur division
Professional Medical Journal-Quarterly [The]. 1998; 5 (3): 267-71
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To find out the prevalence of HBsAg among volunteer blood donors in Bahawalpur Division.DESIGN:
Prospective study.SETTING:
Blood banks of district and tehsil headquarters hospitals of Bahawalpur Division. PERIOD January to December 1996. SUBJECT ANDMETHODS:
All volunteer blood donors of either sex in whom HBsAg could be done. Test done by rapid latex agglutination method. Out of 15243 blood donors tested, 169 [1.11%] were positive for HBsAg with the highest prevalence in blood donors from Bahawalpur District.CONCLUSIONS:
It is not enough to use old methods for screening of Hepatitis B markers because with newer sensitive methods, even negative cases for HBsAg may be detected as positive. In future, there is need for the availability of tests for hepatitis C and G in blood banks of Pakistan
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Donneurs de sang
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État de porteur sain
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Prévalence
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Hépatite B
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Antigènes de surface du virus de l'hépatite B
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Professional Med. J.-Q
Année:
1998
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