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Tyagi, Alok
- Seroprevalence of HIV Antibodies in Healthy Blood Donors in a University Blood Bank of Western U.P. and National Capital Region, India - A 4 Year Study
Authors
1 Pathology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital Greater Noida, U.P., IN
2 Pathology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, U.P, IN
3 Consultant Pediatrician in Ghaziabad & Greater Noida, IN
Source
International Journal of Contemporary Medicine, Vol 1, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 79-83Abstract
The acute medical services cannot exist without blood transfusion - life savers in many situations. Usually, giving blood is generous. Sometimes, however, it is lethal. In countries where blood donors get paid by the pint, drug addicts, street dwellers & others who have little to sell except their bodies flock to for - profit blood centers. Many of these people carry AIDS virus. If one blood bank tests for AIDS antibodies & defers the HIV positive volunteers away - forget about treating them - those poor and desperate enough can often find another ,less scrupulous blood bank or a hospital that doesn't do the testing properly. Such hospitals continue to flourish and nobody knows from whose veins the blood is flowing from. The inevitable result is a frightening rate of contamination. Infection through blood is a major issue in all countries but practically in those with economic constraints with limited safety. The present study was conducted to find out the seroprevalence of HIV antibodies in 6000 donors in a tertiary medical centre. The screening was done by ELISA third generation microelisa kit. Seroprevalence of anti - HIV in 6000 donors was 0.1833% Males show higher incidence and no female donor was found to be HIV seropositive in this study. Also, no voluntary donor was found to be positive for HIV. Blood group A negative showed higher positivity (1.075%) followed by blood group B positive (0.2545%) Age group 41-50 years showed highest positivity (0.3048%) followed by 21-30 yrs (0.2087%).Keywords
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Seroprevalence, Blood Donors, ELISA.
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- An Epidemiological Study of ABO & Rh (D) Blood Group Distribution in Healthy Blood Donors in Western U.P., India
Authors
1 Pathology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital Greater Noida, U.P., IN
2 School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida .U.P., IN
3 Ghaziabad & Greater Noida, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 4, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 80-82Abstract
Abstract: This study was conducted to determine the distribution of ABO& Rh Blood groups in western U.P, India as no data is available from this region.
This study will help in planning and establishment of functional blood bank services that would meet the ever-increasing demand for safe blood and blood products.
It was conducted on 6000 blood donors over a period of four years from Jan 2008 to Jan 2012. at the School of Medical sciences & research, Sharda Hospital, Sharda university, Greater Noida.
The donors were both males & females which included both voluntary & replacement donors. The results were analyzed and the data was compiled. Our study which involved 6000 donors, both male and female, showed' B' blood group type to be the most common, viz., 1964 (32.73%) donors, followed by the 'O' blood group which had 1856 (30.93%) donors, 'A 'blood group 1349 (22.48 % ) and 'AB 429 (7.15 %) donors being the least common which shows that it follows the Asiatic trend of B > O > A > AB.
Rh-D blood group frequency was 93.310% positive and 6.69% negative.
Keywords
Blood Donors, AntiseraReferences
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- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Antibodies in Healthy Blood Donors in Western U.P, India
Authors
1 Pathology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital Greater Noida, U.P., IN
2 School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida .U.P, IN
3 Ghaziabad & Greater Noida, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 4, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 251-254Abstract
Blood transfusion is an effective mode of transmission of hepatitis C infection. In developed countries various measures have been taken to reduce the spread of infection through this route. In India, mandatory screening for HCV was introduced as late as 2002 though it was started in Japan&US in 1990. Still, the studies all over India suggest that despite testing of blood units HCV infection is still a significant problem.
HCV is transmitted by blood to blood contact. In developing countries about 90 % of persons with chronic HCV were infected through transfusion of unscreened blood or blood products or via intravenous drug abuse or sexual exposure. Also, in developing countries, the primary sources of HCV infection may be unsterilized injection equipment.
The present study was conducted to find out seroprevalence of hepatitis C in 6000 donors in greater noida. The screening was done by ELISA third generation microelisa kit.
Seroprevalence of anti HCV in 6000 donors was 1.28 % with the prevalence of 1.34 % in voluntary&of 1.28% in replacement donors.
Males show higher incidence of 1.29%&females 0.66 %.
Blood group B negative showed higher positivity (1.886%) followed by A positive (1.408%) closely followed by O positive (1.4008%).
Age group >51 yrs show positivity of 5.405% followed by age group of 31-40 yrs ( 1.745 %)
Keywords
HCV, Hepatitis C Virus, Seroprevalence, Blood Donors, ELISAReferences
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