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| Acar,Ali; Kemahli,Sabri; Altunay,Husnu; Kosan,Erdogan; Oncul,Oral; Gorenek,Levent; Cavuslu,Saban. |
| The national blood transfusion policies have been changed significantly in recent years in Turkey. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV in blood donors at the Red Crescent Center in Istanbul and to evaluate the effect of changes in the national blood transfusion policies on the prevalence of these infections. The screening results of 72695 blood donations at the Red Crescent Center in Istanbul between January and December 2007 were evaluated retrospectively. HBsAg, anti-HCV, and anti-HIV-1/2 were screened by microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA) method. Samples found to be positive for anti-HIV 1/2 and anti-HCV were confirmed by Inno-Lia HCV Ab III and Inno-Lia HIV I/II Score, respectively. The seropositivity... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HBV; HCV; HIV; Seroprevalence; Blood donors; Turkey. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000100009 |
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