SHORT COMMUNICATION: Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Rivers State, Nigeria

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Rivers State, Nigeria

Anti-HCV pre-transfusion testing among blood donors has not been introduced as a mandatory test in Rivers State, hence the risk of transfusion-transmitted HCV cannot be fully ascertained. One thousand (1000) apparently healthy blood donors were screened using a rapid second - generation test, the HE...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) England), 2005-10, Vol.15 (5), p.449-451
Hauptverfasser: Koate, BBD, Buseri, F I, Jeremiah, Z A
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Sprache:eng
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Hepatitis C virus
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Zusammenfassung:Anti-HCV pre-transfusion testing among blood donors has not been introduced as a mandatory test in Rivers State, hence the risk of transfusion-transmitted HCV cannot be fully ascertained. One thousand (1000) apparently healthy blood donors were screened using a rapid second - generation test, the HEP C SPOT HCV assay. An overall prevalence of 2.9% was observed in this study. The highest prevalence (8.1%) was found among adults aged between 26 and 33 years and commercial donors.
ISSN:0958-7578
1365-3148
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3148.2005.00601.x