TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of blood-borne infectious diseases in blood donors in Ghana
AU - Ampofo, William
AU - Nii-Trebi, Nicholas
AU - Ansah, Justina
AU - Abe, Kenji
AU - Naito, Hideo
AU - Aidoo, Simeon
AU - Nuvor, Victor
AU - Brandful, James
AU - Yamamoto, Naoki
AU - Ofori-Adjei, David
AU - Ishikawa, Koichi
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - Transfusion-transmissible infections among 808 blood donors in Ghana were investigated in 1999. Antibody seroprevalences of 3.8, 0.7, 8.4, and 13.5%, respectively, for human immunodeficiency virus, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Treponema pallidum were obtained. The seroprevalence of HCV infection was confirmed to be 0.9% after supplementary testing, and the transfusion risk potential of these pathogens was demonstrated.
AB - Transfusion-transmissible infections among 808 blood donors in Ghana were investigated in 1999. Antibody seroprevalences of 3.8, 0.7, 8.4, and 13.5%, respectively, for human immunodeficiency virus, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Treponema pallidum were obtained. The seroprevalence of HCV infection was confirmed to be 0.9% after supplementary testing, and the transfusion risk potential of these pathogens was demonstrated.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036708362&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3523-3525.2002
DO - 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3523-3525.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12202610
AN - SCOPUS:0036708362
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 40
SP - 3523
EP - 3525
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 9
ER -