ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS AND HBS Ag IN BLOOD DONORS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagazig

2 Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagazig

Abstract

Antigenaemia for HBSAG in 400 blood donors was detected in 45 subjects (11.3%). While anti-HCV was detected in 26 subjects (6.5%). Association of both HBSAG and anti-HCV was found in cases(1.3%). Serum transaminases were higher than normal values in 5 cases who were HBSAG positive and/or anti-HCV positive cases. But this increase did not significantly correlate to the presence of HBSAg or anti-HCV.