title: Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and HIV in Georgian blood donors.
abstract: Prevalence of human immunodeficiency (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) virus and syphilis in the population of blood donors in Georgia has been investigated. Out of 4970 donors 7.3% had anti-HCV (6.9% confirmed), HbsAg was positive in 4.1% (3.4% confirmed), Seroprevalence of Syphilis was 2.3%. Three individuals had HIV. Prevalence of HCV and HBV in Georgia is higher than national prevalence estimates of viral hepatitis in neighboring countries.
authors.affiliation: AIDS and Clinical Immunology Center, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. aids@access.sanet.ge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butsashvili
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsertsvadze
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McNutt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kamkamidze
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gvetadze
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Badridze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies