Use of nucleic acid testing for blood donor screening of Human Immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus in the Saudi population

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作者：

Akhter, J ^{[1
]}

Roberts, GT ^{[1
]}

Perry, A ^{[1
]}

Gaucher, JS ^{[1
]}

Howman, PA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] King Faisal Specialist Hosp & Res Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, MBC 10, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia

来源：

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2001年 / 22卷 / 12期

关键词：

nucleic acid testing; human immuno-deficiency virus; Hepatitis C virus;

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R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Objectives: To determine the risk of transfusion associated infection for human immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus using nucleic acid testing. Methods: During March 1998, 400 donor blood samples from the Saudi population that were negative by serology were further tested for human immunodeficiency virus I and 2 and Hepatitis C virus using nucleic acid testing. Results: A total of 400 were tested by nucleic acid testing, 381 of these were negative, 4 were indeterminate but were found to be negative on repeat testing and one seronegative sample was found to be positive for Hepatitis C virus. Conclusion: Due to the low prevalence of human immuno-deficiency virus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, nucleic acid testing of blood donors by serology is adequate for screening. But the higher prevalence of Hepatitis C virus and increased risk of transmission would indicate that nucleic acid testing may be warranted for Hepatitis C virus in the near future.

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页码：1073 / 1075

页数：3

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