title: Seroprevalence of HIV/HBV coinfection in Malian blood donors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and their coinfection among blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion Center in Bamako, Mali, from November 2001 to July 2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques with reagents from Bio-Rad (France) were used to test the blood samples.
  
  
  RESULTS
  11,592 blood donors were tested for HIV and HBV surface antigens. The prevalence of HIV was 4.5% and the prevalence of HBV was 14.9%. The HIV/HBV coinfection rate was only 1.13% in this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The coinfection rate was unexpectedly low in this blood donor population where monoinfection with HIV or HBV prevalence was high.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie (FMPOS) de l'Université du à Mali Bamako (SER-EFO), Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tounkara
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Sarro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diarra
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Noumsi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guindo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001782:Blood Donors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015488:HIV Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens