Open AccessSeroprevalence of transfusion transmissible infections among voluntary blood donors at a tertiary care teaching hospital in rural area of India
Author(s) -
Purushottam A. Giri,
Jayant D Deshpande,
Deepak B Phalke,
Laximan B Karle
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.94452
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , syphilis , hbsag , blood transfusion , hepatitis c virus , transfusion medicine , hepatitis b , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis c , transmission (telecommunications) , immunology , emergency medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibody , virus , serology , electrical engineering , engineering
Blood transfusion is a life-saving measure in various medical and surgical emergencies. Transfusion medicine, apart from being important for the medical treatment of each patient, also has great public health importance.