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"name": "Blood Donor Loss In The Light Of False Positive Outcomes Attributed To Selection Of Screening Methods, Financial And Human Constrains",
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"name": "Zahra Abbas Iqra Iqbal",
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"description": "Objective: We aimed at the determination of “False Positive” testing percentage for the TTIs (Transfusion Transmitted Infections) by utilizing ICT (Immune Chromatographic Test) as first option of the test screening and we also assessed the effects on the volunteer blood donor’s loss.\n\nMethodology: In the timeframe of four months we screened donor’s blood bag samples experiencing phlebotomy at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad for the verification of HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus), HBV (Hepatitis B) and HCV (Hepatitis C) with the help of immune chromatographic screening tests. We confirmed and retested all the samples those were positive in the course of initial screening process through ELISA Kit and available service of blood transfusion in the same hospital.\n\nResults: Number of total volunteer donors was (62090), which was a huge number to handle. In the total sample population total 469 cases were observed as reactive at the initial stage to HBV, HIV or HCV. In the reactive cases (469); a total of 96 cases (0.15%) were observed to be tested as “False Positive” against HBV, HIV or HCV; when compared through ELISA testing Kit in the laboratory setting.\n\nConclusions: The rate of “False Positive” during sample screening was observed as 96/62090 (0.15 %). This rate is considered as very small in the loss of donors and an appropriate available resources utilization. Though, ICT is not taken as gold standard; however, at the initial screening process its importance cannot be neglected and overruled.\n\nKey Words: TTIs (Transfusion Transmitted Infections), ICT (Immune Chromatographic Test), False Positive “FP” testing and Blood Donors Loss.",
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"keywords": "TTIs (Transfusion Transmitted Infections), ICT (Immune Chromatographic Test), False Positive \"FP\" testing and Blood Donors Loss.",
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"datePublished": "2018-08-12",
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