Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Seroprevalence and Trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections in Blood Donors in Suryapet blood bank Area,Telangana- An Retrospective Study in Tertiary care Hospital.

Dr. Saritha Cs, Dr. Madhukar Reddy Kadaru

Abstract :

AIM: To determine the frequency of transfusion transmissible infections in various ABO and Rh(D) blood group donors in suryapet blood bank area. Materials and Methods: A Three year i.e from January 2016 to December 2018, retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on all voluntary and replacement donors in suryapet blood bank, a tertiary health care centre in government medical college,suryapet . Donor blood was screened for HIV, HBV, HCV, Syphilis using rapid kits and ELISA. Results: Out of 7,035 donors,7014( 99.70%) were males and 21( 0.29%) were females. 5,518 (78.43%) were voluntary donors and 1,517 (21.56%) were replacement donors. Majority of the screened donors belonged to 21 to 39 age group. Out of 7,035 donors, 211 (2.99%) were seropositive. Among them, 20 (0.28%) were HIV positive, 24 (0.34%) HCV positive, 167 (2.37%) HBsAg positive, no positivity for Syphilis .