HCV infection among haemodialysis patients and some subjects who have relationship with blood transfusion in Vietnam.
- Author:
An Thi Mai Bui
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatitis C
- MeSH:
Hepatitis C;
Blood Transfusion
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;267(12):13-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Screening anti- HCV for blood donors has been done in Vietnam since 1995. However up to now, many blood transfusion centers at provincial and district levels still have not been able to screen HCV for blood donors due to lack of equipment and test kits. Besides that, there are a few studies on the more studies on that area, especially for blood donors. In this study, we had identified anti-HCV for four subject groups by using ELISA technique with diagnostic tests of GBC company. The results showed that percentage of anti-HCV positive among donors who had more than one time blood donation at NIHBT is lower than that among first -time blood donors (0.47 vs 1.53) with a statistical significance P<0.01. This difference can be explained that donors who have more than one-time blood donation at NIHBT have been screened for HCV at NIHBT before. On the other hand, prevalence of HCV infection among patients who had received blood many times are very high (more than 50%). It also shows that excluding blood samples with HCV infection is very important
