PubMed · 1999 · 23 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesHepatologyMolecular VirologyTransfusion MedicineBlood CollectionBlood Transfusion SafetyDonor ScreeningTransfusion-transmitted InfectionsViral HepatitisBlood Donor SafetyDonor-specific Antibody ScreeningEnzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa)Hepatitis Virus TestingRoutine ScreeningTransfusion-transmitted Infection TestingTransfusion-transmitted Viral InfectionsViral Serology Screening
The present study was conducted to find the prevalence of HCV antibody in blood donors with an aim to provide safe blood for transfusion. A total of 44,086 blood samples from healthy blood donors was screened for HCV antibody by third generation ELISA assay and a prevalence of 0.53 per cent was found in our study. We suggest that routine screening of all donor blood should be done.