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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Assunto principal:
Doadores de Sangue
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Portador Sadio
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Prevalência
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Hepatite B
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Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Professional Med. J.-Q
Ano de publicação:
1998
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