| Literature DB >> 16679184 |
Noha Irani-Hakime1, Umayya Musharrafieh, Hanady Samaha, Wassim Y Almawi.
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The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens (HBsAg) and antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) was determined among 16,084 blood donors (14,993 males; mean age, 31.7 +/- 8.2 years and 1084 females; mean age, 31.4 +/- 8.2 years) in the period 1997-2003. Of the donors screened, 149 were HBsAg positive (0.926%), and 65 were anti-HCV positive (0.404%). There was a steady decline in HBsAg prevalence from 1.56% (1997) to 0.33% (2003) and in anti-HCV from 1.22% (1997) to 0.16% (2003). Females had a higher prevalence of anti-HCV (P = .031) and HBsAg (P = .047). Results obtained are of value in light of the occurrence of HBV and HCV transmission by nonparenteral routes.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16679184 DOI： 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.06.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN： 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918