Seroprevalence of Viral Hepatitis B and C among Blood Donors in the Northern Region of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia.

Saeed Mohammed AlqahtaniSuliman Abdallah Alsagaby Shabir Ahmad Mir Mohammed A AlaidarousAbdulaziz Bin DukhyilBader AlshehriSaeed S Banawas Wael Alturaiki Naif Khalaf AlharbiTaif Anwar AzadWaleed Al Abdulmonem

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

In the current study, low prevalence rates of HBV and HCV were observed in the blood donors. Statistical correlations indicated that both serological tests and NATs are highly effective in screening potential blood donors for HBV and HCV, which, in turn, prevents potential transfusion-transmitted hepatitis.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
hepatitis b virus
hepatitis c virus
liver failure
south africa
sars cov
human immunodeficiency virus
risk factors
cardiac surgery
living cells
fluorescent probe
risk assessment
acute kidney injury