Open AccessSeroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in healthy blood donors: A 5-year tertiary care hospital experience
Author(s) -
Sushama A. Chandekar,
Gaythri P Amonkar,
Heena M Desai,
Nitin Valvi,
Gururaj Puranik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2727.214246
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , hbsag , syphilis , blood transfusion , transmission (telecommunications) , blood bank , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis b , hepatitis c , immunology , virology , antibody , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , emergency medicine , virus , serology , electrical engineering , engineering
Transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs) can cause threat to bloody safety as blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of TTI to the recipient, hence, to prevent transmission of these diseases, screening tests on blood bags is an important step for blood safety.