Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6113989 | Transfusion and Apheresis Science | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the trends of HCV seropositivity rates in first time blood donors from a reference blood centre in Southeast Brazil. Data from the period of 2007-2010 were analysed according to anti-HCV antibodies, donor demographic characteristics and type of donation. There was a marked and continuous decline in prevalence in the analysed period, and in 93,534 first time donors, the prevalence of anti-HCV was 0.09%. Anti-HCV were associated with less education and older age (â¥35 years). The rates of anti-HCV observed in the present study were lower than in Brazil, but considerably higher than developed countries.
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Authors
Franciane Mendes-Oliveira, Eduarda Bolina-Santos, Tassila Salomon, Carolina Miranda, Júnia Cioffi, Ester Sabino, Edel Barbosa-Stancioli, Elizabeth Moreno, Anna Bárbara Carneiro-Proietti,