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AuthorAabdien, Mohamed
AuthorSelim, Nagah
AuthorHimatt, Sayed
AuthorHmissi, Saloua
AuthorMerenkov, Zeyd
AuthorAlKubaisi, Noora
AuthorAbdel-Rahman, Manar E
AuthorAbdelmola, Abdelatif
AuthorKhelfa, Shadi
AuthorFarag, Elmoubasher
AuthorAl-Romaihi, Hamad E
AuthorAl-Thani, Mohamed
AuthorDerbala, Moutaz
AuthorAl-Kaabi, Saad
Available date2020-08-27T06:04:32Z
Publication Date2020-08-01
Publication NameBMC Infectious Diseases
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05344-5
CitationAabdien, M., Selim, N., Himatt, S. et al. Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013–2017. BMC Infect Dis 20, 617 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05344-5
ISSN1471-2334
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/15771
AbstractMillions of lives around the world are being saved annually through blood transfusion. However, blood transfusion is among the essential vehicles for transmitting infections. The overall prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among blood donors differs around the world, reflecting the variation in the prevalence of these infections. This study aims to assess the prevalence and trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among blood donors in Qatar. This is a cross-sectional study utilizing donation records of 5 years from January 2013 to December 2017. We included in the study results for all screening and confirmatory tests for Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Human T-lymphotropic Virus-I/II, Syphilis and Malaria. Among the 190,509 donations received at the donation centre during the study period, about 91% of donations were received from males and 9% from females. The overall positivity rate for all tests was 1.87, 2.23, 1.78, 2.31, 2.67% for the years 2013 through 2017, with an increasing yearly trend by 6% each year. The overall positivity rates for Hepatitis C Virus, Human T-lymphotropic Virus-I/II, Hepatitis B Virus, Syphilis and Malaria (2013-2017) were 0.60, 0.18, 0.30, 0.43 and 0.20%, respectively. The overall positivity rate of all tests combined for the Transfusion Transmissible Infections demonstrated a gradually increasing trend from 2013 to 2017. However, the trend for each infection (Hepatitis C Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, Syphilis and Malaria) was fluctuating except for Human T-lymphotropic Virus-I/II, which was increasing. Supporting the development of effective prevention and control strategies requires further comprehensive investigations for better estimation of the burden of these infections.
SponsorThe authors gratefully acknowledge the Blood Donation Center at HMC for their support.
Languageen
PublisherBMC
SubjectBlood Donors
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
Human T-Lymphotropic virus
Malaria
Qatar
Syphilis
Transfusion
TitlePrevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013-2017.
TypeArticle
Pagination617
Issue Number1
Volume Number20


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