Table I.
Blood donations positive for transfusion-transmissible infections in Serbia, 2005–2017.
| Transfusion centre | Donations | HBV | HCV | HIV | Syphilis | TTIs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | N. | (%) | N. | (%) | N. | (%) | No | (%) | N. | (%) | |
| Novi Sad | 388,014 | 131 | (0.034) | 85 | (0.022) | 10 | (0.003) | 52 | (0.013) | 278 | (0.072) |
| Belgrade BTI | 796,398 | 650 | (0.082) | 433 | (0.054) | 42 | (0.005) | 246 | (0.031) | 1,371 | (0.172) |
| Belgrade MMA | 225,226 | 387 | (0.172) | 216 | (0.096) | 8 | (0.004) | 128 | (0.057) | 739 | (0.328) |
| Niš | 250,381 | 272 | (0.109) | 321 | (0.128) | 155 | (0.062) | 214 | (0.096) | 983 | (0.395) |
| Serbia | 1,660,019 | 1,440 | (0.087) | 1,055 | (0.064) | 215 | (0.013) | 667 | (0.040) | 3,377 | (0.203) |
Data are presented as absolute numbers (N.) and percentage (%) of positive blood donations.
Significant difference between transfusion centres (χ2 test): HBV: p<0.001; HCV: p<0.001; HIV: p<0.001; syphilis: p<0.001.
HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; TTIs: total transfusion-transmissible infections; Novi Sad: Blood Transfusion Institute of Vojvodina; Belgrade BTI: Blood Transfusion Institute of Serbia; Belgrade MMA: Institute for Transfusiology and Haemobiology of Military Medical Academy, Belgrade; Niš: Blood Transfusion Institute, Clinical Centre Niš.