Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2008;0(07):-

Epidemiological study on HPV B19 and viral load among volunteer blood donors in Guangzhou

Yourong ZHENG ; Zhongping LI ; Haojian LIANG

Keywords

Blood donor; HPV B19; Polymerase chain reaction; HPV B19 Viral Load; Antibody Epidemiology

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To investigate the situation and distribution of human parvovirus B19(HPV B19) infection in volunteer blood donors in Guangzhou.Methods Blood samples from volunteer blood donors were tested for HPV B19 IgG and IgM antibody by ELISA.Real-time PCR assay was applied to detect HPV B19 DNA of HPV B19 IgG and /or IgM antibody positive specimens.Results The prevalence of HPV B19 IgG and IgM antibodies were 38.6%(679/1760) and 1.9%(33/1760) respectively,among volunteer blood donors,and there was significant difference between them((P