Mughis Uddin Ahmed, Mansoor ul Aziz.
Anti Hepatitis C Antibodies study in Professional and Volunteer Blood Donors.
Ann Abbasi Shaheed Hosp Karachi Med Dent Coll Jan ;6:278-9.

A study was conducted in total 1410 cases belong to two groups. Professional biood donors (PBD) in which there were 820 individuals, whereas in volunteer blood donors (VBD) there were 590 individuals. All were tested for acute hepatitis `C` antibodies by ELISA (Enzyme Linked Irnmuno Sorbent Assay). It was found out from this study that out of total screened cases 6.8% were seropositive in PBD group there 11.0% seropositive cases as compared to 1.0% seropositive in VBD. This study concluded with recommendation of screening of every single blood bag before transfusion and dissemination preventive measures through media.

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