Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis infections among blood donors at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: declining trends over a period of five years

Tessema, Belay; Yismaw, Gizachew; Kassu, Afework; Amsalu, Anteneh; Mulu, Andargachew; Emmrich, Frank; Sack, Ulrich

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-111

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Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis infections among blood donors at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: declining trends over a period of five years

Published in BMC Infectious Diseases • May 10, 2010

Authors:

Belay Tessema

Gizachew Yismaw

Afework Kassu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Transfusion-transmissible infectious agents such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis are among the greatest threats to blood safety for the recipient. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence, risk factors and trend...

Subject

Seroprevalence

Medical microbiology

Syphilis

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