During the period between April 1992 and May 1995. 3576 volunteer
blood donors had their sera tested for : HBsAg, HCV (antibodies) by ELISA
11 and ALT. Sera with high ALT were retested for ASA. AMA and Anti Bilharzial
Antibodies.
Results
80 volunteers were HBsAg +ve (2.2%), among them only 3 cases (3.8%)
had their ALT elevated. HCV antibodies were +ve in 312 (8.7%) volunteers,
among them 39 cases had elevated ALT (12.6%). 28 cases had
their sera -Fue for both HBsAg and HCV Ab (0.896), among them 4 cases
had elevated ALT (14.3%). 6 cases had their ALT elevated with all other
tests -ye (HBsAg, HCV Ab, ASA, AMA and Anti Bilharzial Ab). |
