Estimated risk of transfusion‐transmitted viral infections in Spain

Abstract

The residual risks of transmission of HIV, HBV, and HCV in Spain are similar to those reported in other countries and should be further reduced in the future.

Frequency of Transfusion Transmitted Infection Among Blood Donors at Specialized Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

“…Studies in the West have shown that the estimated risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV, HCV and to a lesser extend HBV infection via blood products is very low [7][8] . This is not same in developing countries, like Bangladesh.…”

Transfusion Transmitted Infections in Armed Forces: Prevalence and Trends

“…But the same may not hold good for the developing countries. The National Recent studies in the west, have shown that the estimated risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV, HCV and to a lesser extent HBV infection via blood products is very low [6][7][8]. Glynn et al [9], reported that since the introduction of nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) in the screening procedure of blood donations, the estimated risk of HCV and HIV infections has decreased two-fold for HIV and by a factor of almost 10 for HCV.…”

Medical procedures and the risk of iatrogenic hepatitis C infection: case-controlled study in north-eastern Poland

“…The current risk for HCV infection from transfusion is probably very low and estimated at about 1/200 000 units per blood unit transfused. 1,8 Recently introduced measures in Poland, such as testing pooled plasma from blood donors for HCV RNA coupled with pathogen-inactivation steps, may eliminate the risk of transmitting HCV by transfusions. Employment in the healthcare sector constituted another important risk factor, and more than 90% of anti-HCV-positive healthcare workers in the study had a history of accidental injury with a sharp instrument.…”