01618nam a22001937a 4500 D0001J000310 DOH 20210324134116.0 210324b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Estalilia, Oscar Cinco Antibodies against hepatitis C virus among blood donors at a private hospital in Cebu / Oscar Cinco Estalilia Serum samples from a total of 2,852 blood donors were screened for antibodies against the Hepatitis C virus using a second generation recombinant enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in commercially prepared test kits as part of a study to determine the prevalence rate of anti-HCV among blood donors at the Cebu Doctors Hospital. 316 out of 2,852 (11.08%) blood specimens were positive for anti-HCV antibodies. 166 out of the 316 (52.53%) anti-HCV positive blood specimens had optical density absorbance cutoff values greater than 2,000 indicating a higher infectious potential. 189 out of 1,629 (11.6%) professional blood donors were anti-HCV positive. This was slightly higher when compared to 127 out of 1,223 (10.38%) anti-HCV positive volunteer blood donors. However, this was not statistically significant With the absence of other preventive measures such as active immunizations at the present time, screening for anti-HCV in all blood donors is strongly recommended to diminish the transmission of the Hepatitis C Virus through blood transfusion. Cebu Doctors' Proceedings, 1992 8 (2) pages 105-112 Hepacivirus Antibodies Blood Donors Hepatitis C virus JA 3761 3761 0 0 nlm 0 0 DOHCL DOHCL ElectronicRes 2021-03-24 0 J000310 D0001J000310 2021-03-24 00:00:00 2021-03-24 JA