Aim: HIV infection was first reported in Pakistan in 1987. Since then it has been a point of
concern in the country. Materials & methods: We searched the literature on HIV in Pakistan …

Journal of Page 1 Open Access Zaheer et al., J Blood Disorders Transf 2014, 5:6 DOI:
10.4172/2155-9864.1000217 Open Access Volume 5 • Issue 6 • 1000217 J Blood Disorders …

Background Military personnel are high-risk people for parenteral and sexually transmitted
diseases such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Data regarding HBV …

Aims: This study was planned to evaluate the trends of transfusion-transmissible infectious
diseases (TTID). Setting and Design: This cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted …

Background: The first instances of HIV-antibody detection in donated blood in Pakistan were
reported in 1988. Since then, documentation of HIV in blood donors and of rates of …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in blood
donors in a tertiary care hospital blood bank and then compared with prevalence in other …

Infections from Hepatitis B and C viruses are gradually becoming a major public health
challenge especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where prevalence is high with numerous …

The study's objectives are to find out the frequency of hepatitis C, B, and HIV infection
among blood donors at different hospitals of Lahore; to understand the relationship of …

Seropositivity for Hepatitis B virus (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Human Immune
Deficiency virus (HIV) and Syphilis are of the highest public health concern. Transfusion of …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in blood
donors in a tertiary care hospital blood bank and then compared with prevalence in other …