Bioscientific Review (Nov 2021)

Prevalence of ABO and Rh Blood Groups and Their Association with Transfusion-Transmissible Infections (TTIs) among Blood Donors in Islamabad, Pakistan

  • Farwa Sijjeel,
  • Ahmareen Khalid,
  • Muhammad Yousaf Khan,
  • Rukhshan Khurshid,
  • Umm E Habiba,
  • Hina Majid,
  • Mashal Naeem,
  • Basharat Nawaz,
  • Basharat Nawaz,
  • Safdar Abbas,
  • Noor Ul Ain Malik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32350/BSR.0304.02
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4

Abstract

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Certain Rh positive blood groups showed a link between the ABO blood grouping and susceptibility to some infectious ailments. Study was carried out to find the association of ABO Blood Group System / Rh type with different viral infection. A retrospective observational study was carried in 7631 blood donors to find the association of ABO Blood Group System / Rh type with viral infection due to hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus and Syphilis. Data of the study indicateF that the highest incidence of blood group in blood donor was B followed by O, A and AB. The incidence of HBsAg +ve, HCV Ab +ve and infection of Syphilis was also highest in donor with blood group B followed by O, A and AB. Blood group A were more susceptible to HIV Ab +ve followed by blood group B, O and AB. The group B donors had the greatest risk of viral infection with HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis; followed by the groups O, A, and AB. Donors in group AB had the lowest incidence rate of all viral infection. The study revealed that blood group B is most prevalent among donors, followed by blood groups O, A, and AB. On the other side, the rate of HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis infection was greatest among group B donors, followed by group O, group A, and group AB. Keywords: ABO Blood Group System, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis Copyright(c) The Authors

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