Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

A F Alhetheel

Publications

• Review Article
  Mandatory Blood Donor Screening for Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I and Type II in Saudi Arabia: Need for Review
  Author(s): H S Mohamud, E AlGhamdi, A F Alhetheel, F M AlMajid, A H Ahmed, A M Somily and D H MohamedH S Mohamud, E AlGhamdi, A F Alhetheel, F M AlMajid, A H Ahmed, A M Somily and D H Mohamed
  
  Background: HTLV blood donor screening is recommended practice in high prevalence countries. However, although studies of HTLV seroprevalence in Saudi Arabia agree these viruses present limited threat in the country, serological screening of HTLV-I/-II in all prospective blood donor candidates is mandatory practice. Since the last publication of HTLV seroprevalence in Saudi Arabia 10 years ago, we review 2014-2015 data of 23,668 blood donors attending King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) Riyadh, to determine whether this mandatory practice needs review. Materials and methods:Serology screening was performed on the Abbott Architect system running the rHTLV assay. Repeat reactive results were confirmed by Western Blot analysis. Results: This study revealed zero HTLV-I/-II seroprevalence amongst 23,668 donors over the study period. Discussion: We further support Saudi Arabia as a HTLV .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000371

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