Bloodborne infections among student voluntary blood donors in Mansoura University, Egypt.
We carried out a retrospective study on student voluntary blood donors in Mansoura University, Egypt. Serum samples were tested for HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV-1 and anti-HIV-2 as well as syphilis. About 7% of students had > 1 of the diseases tested for. Prevalence of HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV-1 and anti-HIV-2, and syphilis were 4.3%, 2.7%, 0.0% and 0.05% respectively. Significantly more males than females tested positive for HBsAg. Anti-HCV was significantly higher among rural than urban students. Volunteer student donors are a good source of safe blood. With proper selection of donors, the number of blood units discarded can be minimized.
El-Gilany
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Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt. ahgilany@hotmail.com
El-Fedawy
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014495:Universities
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies