Prevalence and trends of transfusion-transmittable infections among blood donors in Southwest China

Xu, Ting; Yi, Zhongmei; Luo, Jun-Mei; Yu, Helian; Fan, Yuxia; Lu, Hua; Zhao, Shuang; Jiang, Tianlun

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“…Literature showed that women contribute less to blood donations than men due to many factors, including physiological factors such as menstruation, lactation and pregnancy [14]. However, some studies showed that this difference between gender is much less [15,16].…”

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Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013–2017

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Background: Millions 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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.

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Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013–2017

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“…(10,11) However, some studies showed that this difference in number of donations between gender is much less. (12,13) The change in the country's population composition could have its implications on these findings, as large proportion of the country's population are expatriate residents, and mostly been male working immigrants.…”

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Prevalence and trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013-2017

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Background: Millions of lives around the world are being saved annually through blood transfusion. However, blood transfusion is among the important vehicles for transmitting infections. The overall prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs) among blood donors differs around the world, reflecting the variation in the prevalence of these infections. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and trends of TTIs among blood donors in Qatar. Methods: This is a cross sectional study utilizing donation records of a five-year period from January 2013 to December 2017. Results for all screening and confirmatory tests for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human T-Lymphotropic Virus-I/II (HTLV-I/II), Syphilis and Malaria were included in the study. Results: Among the 190,509 donations received at the donation center during the study period, about 91% donations were received from males and 9% from females. The overall positivity rate for all tests were 1.95, 2.18, 1.62, 1.81 and 1.85 for the years 2013 through 2017. The overall positivity rates for HBV, Syphilis and Malaria were 0.30, 0.43 and 0.20, respectively. Throughout the years, the positivity rates decreased for HBV, Syphilis and Malaria and increased for HCV and HTLV. Conclusion: The overall positivity rate of all tests combined for the TTIs demonstrated a gradual increasing trend from 2013 to 2017. The rates for HCV and HTLV showed increasing trends too. To support developing effective prevention and control strategies, further investigations are needed to improve the estimations of the prevalence of these infections.

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“…In China recent data from 2008 to 2015 for blood donors screened for HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis from the southwest region showed a decreasing trend over the time period, from 2.39 to 1.98% [combination of the four agents], slightly lower than other regions [10]. Syphilis was the most prevalent, especially in females and farmers in rural regions.…”

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Blood Transfusion-Associated Infections in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges

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2020

Current Trends and Concerns in Infectious Diseases

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Prevalence and trends of transfusion-transmittable infections among blood donors in Southwest China

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Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013–2017

Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013–2017

Prevalence and trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013-2017

Blood Transfusion-Associated Infections in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges

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