title: [A cord blood bank in Tunisia: usefulness and feasibility].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The cord blood is a souce of hematopoietic stem cells. This have encouraged the creation of many cord blood banks around the world.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  By this prospective study during 2 years, we tried to show the advantages of such sources of progenitors ,and to evaluate our techniques of collection, freezing, biological and microbiological survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this aim, we tested 100 specimens of cord blood before and after defrosting. Our selection criteria were a volume > or = 60 ml, a CD 34+ cells count > or = 2.10(6), bacteriological and serological negativity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This 100 specimens have an average volume of 95.22 ml, an average nuclear cells count of 10.95.108 and an average CD 34+ cells count of 2.96. 10(6) The average cells viability after defrosting is 96.69%, and the average efficiency rate of 92.11%. The specimens selected according to our selection criterias were of 39%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results confirm the feasibility of a cord blood bank in the "Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine" in Tunis.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse, Maternit, hôpital Charles Nicolle.
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mellouli
authors.forename: Jihen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fekih
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ben Hamed
authors.forename: Rchida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sfar
authors.forename: Hédi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rezigua
authors.forename: Hela
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chilli
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Béjaoui
authors.forename: Najet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mojaat
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boukef
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001771:Blood Banks; D002470:Cell Survival; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014416:Tunisia