Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood donors in the extreme South of Brazil
| Autor: | Tanise Freitas Bianchi, Ana Paula da Paz Grala, Ítalo Ferreira de Leon, Sabrina Jeske, Gisele Ortiz Heidrich Pinto, Marcos Marreiro Villela |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 55 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0599-2021 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Background: We aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of Chagas disease among blood donors in southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods: The study was conducted from 2010 to 2019 based on data registered by the Hemocentro Regional de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Results: There were 106,320 blood donations, and the discard rate of blood bags, either due to positive reactions to anti-T. cruzi antibodies or inconclusive results was 0.27% (283 bags). Conclusions: The usage of methods that enable the safe identification of donors with positive serology for Chagas disease is fundamental to ensure transfusional safety. |
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