@article{MAKHILLIJTM20138519883,
    title = {Blood Safety and Prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Viral Infections Among Blood Donors in Lagos, Nigeria},
    journal = {International Journal of Tropical Medicine},
    volume = {8},
    number = {5},
    pages = {113-118},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1816-3319},
    doi = {ijtmed.2013.113.118},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-3319&doi=ijtmed.2013.113.118},
    author = {O.M.,J.A.T.,J.O.,C.A. and},
    keywords = {Blood safety,blood donor,transfusion transmissible infections,prevalence rates,mortality},
    abstract = {Screening for Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI) agents 
  is a routine practice globally to guaranty the safety of blood and products 
  supply. The screening records of all blood donors from Febuary 2011 to August 
  2013 were evaluated with respect to screening outcome for HBsAg, anti-HIV, anti-HCV 
  and VDRL. Rapid test kits were used for all screening. Prevalence rates were 
  calculated for the TTIs per hundred donations. Of the 4,510 donors bled, 9.80% 
  were positive for HBsAg, 1.37% for anti HIV, 0.84% for anti-HCV and 1.10% for 
  VDRL. Sixteen of those rejected had multiple infections. TTIs are still prevalent 
  in the blood donors and the observed multiple co-infection in some of the donor 
  reinforces the common route of transmission of these TTIs. The transfusion transmissible 
  viruses is still very high in Nigeria when compared with other developing countries 
  with very similar challenges. Paid donors continue to form 80% of the blood 
  donor pool. The complications of TTIs are of great importance both financially 
  and in terms of mortality and morbidity because of frequency and severity of 
  viral infections in these blood donors. It is recommended that periodic screening 
  of donors be undertaken to permit early detection and treatment of the viral 
  infection.}
    }