Abstract
Timely transfusion of blood saves millions of lives but unsafe transfusion practices puts many people at risk of transfusion transmissible infection (TTI). TTI can exist as an asymptomatic disease in the host; so, donors must be screened for high risk behaviour related diseases.
Highlights
Transfusion of blood saves millions of lives but unsafe transfusion practices puts many people at risk of transfusion transmissible infection (TTI)
TTI can exist as an asymptomatic disease in the host; so, donors must be screened for high risk behaviour related diseases
Aim To estimate the seroprevalence of HIV, HBsAg and HCV among whole blood donors
Summary
Transfusion of blood saves millions of lives but unsafe transfusion practices puts many people at risk of transfusion transmissible infection (TTI). Seroprevalence of transfusion transmissible viral infections among blood donors in a tertiary care hospital C Dhinesh Kumar*, VK Panicker, RS Febe, R Krishnamoorthy From First International Science Symposium on HIV and Infectious Diseases (HIV SCIENCE 2012) Chennai, India.
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