1Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
2Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
3Asst. Prof., Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
4Addl. Prof., Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
5Prof., Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
6Prof. and HOD, Department of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr Suman Kumar, Senior Resident, Dept. of Microbiology, IGIMS, Patna. Mobile: 8271640234. Email: sumankumar.kulharia@gmail.com
Online published on 18 January, 2018.
Infections due to the HIV, HBV, and HCV are major public health problems worldwide. An unsafe blood transfusion is very costly from both economic and human points of view. We carried out a retrospective study from January 2011 to December 2015 at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna. All blood donors registered at the blood bank during the study period were included in the study. Of the 34,945 donors recruited for the study, the age & sex of 34,909 (99.89%) donors were available while HIV, HBV, HCV tests were conducted in all (100%) donors. Total number of positive donors in our study during the study period was: HIV = 28 (0.08%); HCV = 82 (0.23%); HBsAg = 428 (1.22%). Seropositivity is higher in male patients in our study. Male preponderance of HIV & HCV seropositivity may also be due to promiscuity in men working away from family & home.
HIV, HCV, HBV Seroprevalence Among Blood Donors
