Seroprevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in healthy blood donors--a prospective study.

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dc.contributor.authorBagga, Permeet Kauren_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, S Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-04-22en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T13:28:07Z
dc.date.available2007-04-22en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T13:28:07Z
dc.date.issued2007-04-22en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the last decade, hepatitis C has emerged from obscurity as a disease (Non A Non B Hepatitis)familiar to only a few experts, to being recognized as a major public health problem. The present study was done to find out the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in 5000 blood donors in Patiala and to compare its seroprevalence in voluntary and replacement blood donors. The testing for HCV antibodies was done by ELISA technique using third generation HCV microlisa kit. Seroprevalence of anti-HCV amongst 5000 healthy blood donors was 0.88%. It was 0.58% in voluntary blood donors and 0.95% in replacement blood donors. Anti-HCV positivity was significantly higher amongst males (0.97%) than females (0.59%). Maximum anti-HCV positivity was seen in 41-50 year age group in voluntary donors and 31-40 year age group in replacement group. This study made us to conclude that above results were due to multiple reasons like transfusion of blood and blood products from unscreened donors, medical injections, tattooing, intravenous drug abuse, traditional medicinal practices, sexual promiscuity and lack ofawareness in rural population about the disease and mode of spread.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pathology, M. M. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana, Ambala. permeetbagga74@yahoo.co.inen_US
dc.identifier.citationBagga PK, Singh SP. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in healthy blood donors--a prospective study. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2007 Apr; 50(2): 429-32en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/75680
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpmonline.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshBlood Donorsen_US
dc.subject.meshBlood Transfusion --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHepatitis C --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHepatitis C Antibodies --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSeroepidemiologic Studiesen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in healthy blood donors--a prospective study.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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