?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Seroprevalence+of+HIV%2C+HBV%2C+HCV+and+Syphilis+in+Blood+Donors+in+Saurashtra+Region+of+Gujarat%3A+Declining+Trends+Over+a+Period+of+3%C2%BD+Years&rft.creator=Dhruva%2C+GA&rft.creator=Agravat%2C+AH&rft.creator=Pujara%2C+KM&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Transfusion+of+blood+and+blood+products+is+a+life+saving+intervention+and+benefits+innumerous+patients+worldwide.+At+the+same+time+it+could+be+an+ominous+mode+of+infection+transmission+to+recipients.+In+15+percent+of+total+patients+infected+with+HIV%2C+blood+transfusion+has+been+the+responsible+mechanism+of+transmission.+Methods%3A+In+this+study%2C+we+aimed+to+access+the+prevalence+and+trend+of+HIV%2C+HBV%2C+HCV+and+Syphilis+over+the+last+3%C2%BD+years+(January+2008+to+June+2011)+among+the+blood+donors+who+came+to+donate+blood+at+Blood+Bank%2C+P.D.U.+Medical+College+%26+Hospital%2C+Rajkot+as+well+as+in+various+blood+donation+camps+organized+by+the+same+blood+bank.+Results%3A+From+the+total+of+30%2C178+blood+donors%2C+711+(2.35%25)+had+serological+evidence+of+infection+with+at+least+one+pathogen%2C+either+of+HIV%2C+HBV%2C+HCV+or+Syphilis.+These+included+131+(0.43%25)+with+HIV%2C+293+(0.97%25)+with+HBV%2C+124+(0.41%25)+with+HCV+and+94+(0.31%25)+with+Syphilis.+Moreover%2C+significantly+declining+trends+of+HIV%2C+HBV+and+Syphilis+was+observed+over+the+study+period.+Conclusion%3A+A+substantial+percentage+of+blood+donors+harbor+HIV%2C+HBV%2C+HCV+and+Syphilis+infections.+Strict+selection+of+blood+donors+and+comprehensive+screening+of+donors%E2%80%99+blood+using+standard+methods+are+highly+recommended+to+ensure+the+safety+of+blood+for+recipient.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8870%2F1%2F2012-1-5.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dhruva%2C+GA+and+Agravat%2C+AH+and+Pujara%2C+KM++(2012)+Seroprevalence+of+HIV%2C+HBV%2C+HCV+and+Syphilis+in+Blood+Donors+in+Saurashtra+Region+of+Gujarat%3A+Declining+Trends+Over+a+Period+of+3%C2%BD+Years.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8870%2F