Prevalence of viruses HBV, HCV and HIV in blood donors at the Regional Centre of Blood Donation and Blood Treatment in Poznan in the years 2008-2010
Journal Title: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 25, Issue 2
Abstract
Currently we may observe increasing demand for blood and its components as well as blood derivatives. Technological progress in viral diagnostics and the use of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) rendered the blood safety. However, there still exists a risk connected with pathogen transmission via blood from donor during window period or being a carrier of microorganism, for which routine diagnostics are not performed. Therefore, constant education of blood donors concerning ways of pathogens transmission is required. In order to direct efficiently educational effort, it is necessary to know the risk groups of donors. The above analysis concerned donors who donated blood and its components at RCKiK in Poznań between 2008 and 2010. Donors were characterized according to sex and age; in addition, the number of detected HBV, HCV and HIV infections was determined. Analyses showed that the most numerous group (approx. 50%) of donors were young people aged 18-29 years. Men constituted as many as 73% of donors. The most frequently detected viruses were HBV (52% of cases) and HCV (45% of cases). HBV and HIV viruses were more frequently detected in men, whereas HCV in women. More than a half (51%) of infections was found in the age group 18- 24 years. It was unfortunately impossible to display specific trends due to short term of analyzed results.
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Michał Kaźmierczak, Małgorzata Polz-Dacewicz
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