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The Incidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) among Blood Donors in Iraq | ||
| journal of the college of basic education | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 59, 2009, Pages 1-6 | ||
| Author | ||
| Thorria Raddam Marzoog | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Transfusion –Transmitted Cytomegalovirus (TTCMV) is of concern world –wide in at- risk population, such as neonates, pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. In Iraq, blood donors are screened routinely for hepatitis B, hepatitis C viruses, HIV, syphilis but not for CMV. This study was carried out to determine the incidence of CMV among blood donors in Iraq. Two groups of serum samples of donors were tested, HBsAg positive, which would be definitely excluded from donation, and HBsAg negative, which would be included. The results showed that the incidence rate of CMV is three and a half folds (12%) higher in samples negative for HBsAg than the rate (3.5%) of samples positive for HBsAg. According to these findings, this study strongly recommends that CMV assay should be part of the standards screening for blood donation in Iraq | ||
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