A systematic review of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors and associated safety challenges in Pakistan

H Ehsan, A Wahab, MA Shafqat, MK Sana… - Journal of Blood …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The blood transfusion (BT) system in Pakistan is fragmented, demand-driven and depends
on weakly regulated transfusion practices. There is a considerable possibility that …

Degree of blood safety of voluntary non‐remunerated versus replacement blood donations: a multi‐centre study of the large cohort of blood donors from two provinces …

S Jamal, N Mansoor, A Ali, A Nadeem, J Aijaz… - Vox …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Voluntary non‐remunerated blood donors (VNRBDs)
are recognized as being crucial for the safety and sustainability of national blood supplies …

Prevalence and Trends in Hepatitis B & C Virus among Blood Donors in Pakistan: A Regional Transfusion Center Study

T Zorob, MA Farooqi, A Ahsan, A Zaki, MA Rathore… - Livers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Around 118.5 million blood donations are collected annually to save precious lives. The
donated blood may also be associated with blood-borne infections. With around 247 million …

[HTML][HTML] Past and future perspectives for hepatitis B and C in Pakistan

S Zahoor, A Khan, S Asif, SA Tabraiz, H Mustafa… - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Hepatitis B and C are viral infections of the liver transmitted by blood
contamination. These infections are endemic in Pakistan and put a tremendous burden on …

Molecular and genetic characterization of hepatitis B virus among multitransfused thalassaemia patients in Islamabad, Pakistan

A Farooq, U Waheed, N Saba, N Majeed… - Journal of Family …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the aetiological agent of transfusion-transmitted
hepatitis globally. Beta thalassaemia major individuals are at greater risk of contracting HBV …

Detection of Hepatitis B Virus by HBsAg and Total HBc Antibody among Blood Donors at National Blood Transfusion and Research Center in Taiz City, Yemen

JMS Al-khulidi, MA Al-Taj… - مجـلـة جـامـعـة السـعيد …, 2023‎ - journal.alsaeeduni.edu.ye
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped DNA virus belong to family hepadnaviridae and a
small, circular, partial double stranded DNA virus (Al-Sadeq et al., 2019; Fopa et al., 2019) …

[PDF][PDF] Serological detection of viral Hepatitis B and C among the blood donors in Baghdad City

ME Al-Dafaee, AZ Jasim, TK Mohammed… - J Res Lepid, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: Viral Hepatitis C (HCV) is a contagious disease that mainly effects on the liver.
HCV is not associated with any symptoms, whereas the chronic infection may lead to …

Trend of Infectious Disease Positivity in Exchange and Voluntary Blood Donors at Regional Blood Centre, Karachi

S Waheed, MS Khan, S Qamar… - National Journal of …, 2024 - ojs.njhsciences.com
Background: Pakistan has a high prevalence of hepatitis and increasing prevalence of HIV,
these infections imply a serious risk to the health of those who need blood transfusions. As …

Analysis of the HBV Small S Gene Partial Sequences and its Implications for Detection, Prevention and Treatment in Pakistani Patients

AM Khokhar, S Khan, M Zahid, A Lail… - Molecular Medicine …, 2021 - rootspress.org
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world,
especially in developing countries. In Pakistan, the HBV infection rate is one of the highest in …

[PDF][PDF] Trend Analysis of Hepatic Infection in Pakistan

S Irum, S Parveen, MH Raza… - Pakistan Journal of Medical …, 2022 - academia.edu
Objective: To determine the trend analysis of hepatic infection within recent years in
Pakistan. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of …