title: [The epidemiological trends connected with detection of HIV, HCV, HBV and syphilis markers in blood donors in the years 2006-2009].
abstract: In the recent years a great progress has been documented in infection prevention. There is more possibilities responsible for infection and its transmission.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze obtained epidemiological data concerned to detected infection in blood donors in the area of Blood Bank in Katowice in the years 2006-2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  Statistic calculations taking account of confirmed infections in the years 2006-2009 were analyzed in first-time donors and multiple donors, and for all donors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tests confirming infection were performed in the IHiT in Warsaw, in RBC in Katowice, confirmation test for syphilis in the RBC in Warsaw. Only the positive confirmed results are taken into account and presented in summary. In first-time donors more frequently the markers of infection: HCV and HBV dozens of times, HIV and syphilis several times were detected. In the group of first-time donors a downward trend was detected in the number of detected infections HBV and HCV In the group of multiple donors the downward trend was documented in the number of detected antibodies associated to syphilis. In the group of multiple donors the number of detected HIV infections has been increased in the years 2008 and 2009.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For monitoring trends of each type of infections, a period of four-years is not sufficiently long. This data needs a further observations.
authors.affiliation: Regionalne Centrum Krwiodawstwa i Krwiolecznictwa w Katowicach. erudowska@wp.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rudowska
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basta
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piwowarska
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drybańska
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dylag
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers