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Year:
2022 |
Month:
April
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Volume:
11 |
Issue:
2 |
Page:
PO01 - PO04 |
Seroprevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections among Multiple Transfused Patients in Indian Scenario: Step for Safe Transfusion Practices
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Correspondence
Swati Patel, Vishwadeep Kesarwani, Himanshu Soni, Neeharika Sah, Manju Purohit, Swati Patel,
B6/4, RDGMC, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.
E-mail: drswatipatelsoni02@gmail.com
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Introduction: Transfusion Transmitted Infections (TTIs) is a worldwide problem both in past and in the present days. The risk of TTIs is increased due to the constant need to receive blood transfusion in patients requiring multiple transfusions. The problem of TTIs runs parallel to the prevalence of the infections in the blood donor group and to the number of units transfused.
Aim: To estimate the current prevalence of blood TTIs in patients requiring multiple units of blood transfusions and to determine their association with age, gender, various disease category and number of units transfused.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India from January 2017 to December 2020. Patients of all the age groups and both gender from Outpatient and Inpatient Department, requiring regular transfusions and having a history of 10 or more units of blood transfusion were enrolled. Serological detection of TTIs was done by Enzyme-Linked Immune Sorbent Assay (ELISA) method.
Statistically the results were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19.0.
Results: In this study, 480 patients were included of which 293 (61.1%) were males and 187 (38.9%) females. Maximum 195 (40.6%) were children in age group of <1-10 years. A total of 63 (13.12%) patients with Hepatitis C virus, 9 (1.87%) patients with Hepatitis B virus and 2 (0.42%) patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection were found at the end of study. Highest seropositivity of TTI was seen in patient who had undergone >400 number of transfusions , thus association was established but no association detected with age and sex of the patients. Majority of TTIs were positive in thalassemia patients 164 (34.17%) followed by patient undergoing haemodialysis 151 (31.45%).
Conclusion: The results of this study raise an alarm to the existence of a significant risk of TTIs in our society. There is requirement of advanced and vigilant screening of donors with proper strategies to reduce the breach in safe blood transfusion practices.
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