Incidence of HbsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies in blood donor of high school and students population in Stip municipality - Republic Macedonia

Vitlarova, Jordanka and Kamcev, Nikola and Kamceva, Milka and Dimitrova, Dijana (2003) Incidence of HbsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies in blood donor of high school and students population in Stip municipality - Republic Macedonia. In: VIII European Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, 5-9 July 2003, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Abstract

Introduction: Transfusion transmissive diseases have still been serious transfusion and health-social problem in Republic Macedonia.
Goal:To determine the incidence of HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies from the donated blood in school children and students on age between 18 and 25.
Material and methods: In the last five years the Transfusion Department has realized totally 1989 donated blood units from school children and students in Stip municipality. In the Transfusion Department in Stip of transfusiology in Skopje for detection and confirmation of positive results for HbsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV in both examined groups. ELISA-tests from the third generation from the company Organon Tehnika; and for Treponema pallidum antibodies Trepanostika TM TP-Microelisa system.
Results:From totally 1989 donated blood units from high school and students population, the presence of HbsAg has been detected in 80 (4,0%). The presence of HCV antibodies is detected in 50 (2,5%) from the total number of blood donors - school children and students. Neither in one of the tested 1989 serum samples, there have been no detected presences of HIV and Treponema pallidum antibodies.
Conclusion:The incidence of HbsAg and anti-HCV in school children and students who donated blood for the first time is higher especially in the last few years, compared with common blood donor population.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects: Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User: Nikola Kamcev
Date Deposited: 21 Jan 2020 14:13
Last Modified: 21 Jan 2020 14:13
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/23270

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