Seroprevalence of Blood Transfusion Related Microbial Pathogens among Blood Donors Attending Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital Kano, Nigeria
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Transfusion transmissible infections are very serious complications of blood transfusion due to long term morbidity and mortality associated with blood transfusion related microbial pathogens such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Triponema pallidum (syphilis). The study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of some blood transfusion related microbial pathogens among blood donors attending Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital (HBPH), Kano. A total of two hundred and forty nine (249) blood samples of male donors aged between 18 and 54 years were screened for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Triponema palidum (syphilis) using rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of HBV, HIV and syphilis infection. The results show that 21(8.4%) donors had serological evidence of infection with one of the screened microbial pathogen but none had multiple infections and the seroprevalence of HBsAg, HIV and syphilis was found to be 4.8%, 1.2% and 2.4% respectively. Whereas the age group 18-27 years had the highest seroprevalence rates of 2.4% 0.8% and 1.6% for HBsAg, HIV and syphilis respectively. Conclusively the seroprevalence of HBsAg, HIV and syphilis are 4.8%, 1.2% and 2.4% respectively. Therefore, the overall seroprevalence of blood Transfusion Related Microbial Pathogens is 8.4% at Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital, Kano
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Abdullahi, S A
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