title: Serological profile of potential solid organ donors in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Serological tests are essential for the donation process. We performed a study to identify the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV), toxoplasmosis, HIV, Chagas disease, HTLV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Lues among our potential donors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Among sera of 233 potential donors tested between January 2006 and April 2007, only 97 resulted in effective donation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The seroprevalence of CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) was 89.3%. Anti-HBc was positive in 63 samples (27%) and just three people were HBsAg antigen-positive. HIV, HCV, HTLV, and Chagas disease showed low prevalence among the potential donors. Toxoplasmosis IgG antibody had a high prevalence in the tested group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CMV and toxoplasmosis were prevalent in the whole sample.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. robinhoamaral@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Robson P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: do Amaral
authors.forename: Rodrigo P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: do Amaral
authors.forename: A E K T
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: de Saidneuy
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012703:Serotyping; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G