Seroprevalence rates of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors in Jordan | Zendy

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Seroprevalence rates of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors in Jordan

Author(s) -

Lina Souan,

Faten Shehadeh-Tout,

Mahmoud Siag,

Maher A. Sughayer

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.8160

Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , seroprevalence , syphilis , blood transfusion , hepatitis b virus , antibody , virology , hepatitis b , hepatitis c virus , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , serology , virus

Statistics on the prevalence of donor screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in Jordan are outdated. There are no studies on the prevalence of anti-HIV I/II, anti-human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I and II (anti-HTLV-I/II), or anti-syphilis. Data are also lacking on the prevalence and significance of using anti-HBc screening in Jordan. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI) among donors at King Hussein Cancer Center and compare it with neighboring countries and to evaluate the significance of screening for anti-HB core total (anti-HBc) antibodies.

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