سرواپيدميولوژي هپاتيت C، B ، ايدز و سيفليس در اهداكنندگان خون استان بوشهر در سال 1385

seroepidemiological survey of hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilis among blood donors in Bushehr - Iran

Backgrouud: Blood transmitted infections have always made problems in the use of blood and blood products. In this survey, the seroprevalence of blood-borne infections among regular, sporadic (lapsed) and first-time blood donors of Bushehr city were detennined. Methods: In a retrospective study, the prevalence of transfusion transmitted infections was surveyed among all donors of Bushehr city (20294 persons) during March 2006 to February 2007 and infections markers for hepatitis Band C, HIV AIDS and syphilis were surveyed through screening and confirmatory tests. Results: Among 20294 who donated blood through one year in Bushehr province, 8513 were regular donors (41.94%), 2523 sporadic donors (12.43%), 9258 first-time donors (45.61%) and 495 (2.40%) persons were determined as selfexclusion. Of these donors, 48 (0.23%) were HBsAg positive, 42 (0.20%) HeV-Ab reactive, and all were negative for HIV-Ab and syphilis. We found only 0.04% HBsAg positive among regular donors. Conclusions: Blood borne infections among regular blood donors were much less than non regular donors.