Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin G Avidity Index among Blood Donors in Alexandria, Egypt.

Journal: Central European journal of public health
PMID: 28095288

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Transfusion transmitted diseases (TTD) are a major challenge to transfusion services all over the world. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is considered one of the main viruses associated with blood transfusion. As CMV screening is not included in routine screening tests done for donated blood in blood banks in Egypt, the detection of CMV Immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity needs to be tested for being a useful tool to diagnose recent infection among blood donors. The aim of this work was to study CMV IgG avidity index (AI) among blood donors.

Authors

  • Aleya Abdel Gawad
    Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Mona Hashish
    Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Amani Abaza
    Microbiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Aisha El-Kayal
    Alexandria Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Alexandria, Egypt.

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