Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2002 · 123 citations · 16 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyTransfusion MedicineVirologyBlood Transfusion SafetyBloodstream InfectionsTransfusion-transmitted InfectionsViral HepatitisBlood Transfusion TransmissionBlood-borne VirusesTransfusion-associated Infection PreventionTransfusion-transmitted Infection TestingTransfusion-transmitted Viral Infections
Transfusion-transmissible infections among 808 blood donors in Ghana were investigated in 1999. Antibody seroprevalences of 3.8, 0.7, 8.4, and 13.5%, respectively, for human immunodeficiency virus, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Treponema pallidum were obtained. The seroprevalence of HCV infection was confirmed to be 0.9% after supplementary testing, and the transfusion risk potential of these pathogens was demonstrated.
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Epidemiology of Human T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Virus
W A Blattner, Douglas W. Blayney, Marjorie Robert-Guroff et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1983 · 182 citations