Seroprevalence of HIV/HBV coinfection in Malian blood donors.
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.
Tounkara
A
A
Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie (FMPOS) de l'Université du à Mali Bamako (SER-EFO), Bamako, Mali.
Sarro
Y S
YS
Kristensen
S
S
Dao
S
S
Diallo
H
H
Diarra
B
B
Noumsi
T G
TG
Guindo
O
O
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
D015488:HIV Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens