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Seroprevalence of HIV/HBV Coinfection in Malian Blood Donors

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	Abstract

Objectives. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and their coinfection among blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion Center in Bamako, Mali, from November 2001 to July 2002. Methods. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques with reagents from Bio-Rad (France) were used to test the blood samples. Results. 11 592 blood donors were tested for HIV and HBV surface antigens. The prevalence of HIV was 4.5% and the prevalence of HBV was 14.9%. The HIV/HBV coinfection rate was only 1.13% in this population. Conclusion. The coinfection rate was unexpectedly low in this blood donor population where monoinfection with HIV or HBV prevalence was high.

First published on January 30, 2009, doi:10.1177/1545109708330118

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2009;8:47.

A more recent version of this article appeared on January 1, 2009


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