Seroprevalance of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Syphilis Infections in Blood Donors

Objective:In this retrospective study we aimed to determine the prevalance of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and Syphilis in blood donors between January 2009 and July 2011.Materials and Methods:HbsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV 1-2 and VDRL screening tests were examined by ELISA in 10568 blood donors aged between 18 and 64. The distrubution of results were evulated according to year, age, and gender.Results:HBsAg was positive in 144 (1.4%), anti-HCV in 17 (0.2%), anti-HIV in 3 (0.03) and VDRL in 71 (0.7%) of the patients during the study.Conclusion:In conclusions, the results were similar to that reported in recent studies in Turkiye.