Abstract:
This is descriptive cross sectional study,The aim of
this study to determine the frequency of hepatitis B,C
and HIV viruses infection among blood donors attending
the Center of nuclear medicine and molecularbiology in
Wad Madani Sudan.
Two handered blood donors were investigated during
the period from april to june 2011. All the doners
examined were male,age range from 20-50years.
The hepatitis surface antigen(HBsAg)is the main
serological marker for hepatitis B virus infection wich
are detected among (3.5%) of blood doners using
enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA).
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) specific antibody (anti-HCV
Abs) was detected among (1.5%) of blood donors, and
HIV negative in all doners by using same technique.
Donors in age group (20-30) years were found to be
the highest infected with viruses in combare to others
blood group examined.
In all subject examined daul infection with all
viruses was not detected, no others risk factor related to
previous blood transfution or contaminated surgical
eguipment were found.