Risques d’infections lors d’une transfusion sanguine

Abstract

In recent years considerable progress has been made in order to guarantee maximum security for the transfused. However, a residual risk remains, that of contracting a viral disease by transfusion, despite donor selection measures. The risk occurs when the donor is in the seroconversion phase, a time when biological markers of viral pathology are undetectable by routine serologic diagnostic methods. The results obtained show that in a population of 96 hemodialysis recipients the percentages were: HIV0%; HBs25% .HCV.6%. TPHA .33% in men compared to HIV0%; HBs75% .HCV.67%. TPHA.3% in women. Nevertheless, these results show that the study population was infected with syphilis (4%), HCV (19%), HBs (4%) and HIV (0%). Having an effective health system for the detection of the disease transmissible by the blood is a good thing, the organization of this system for a preventive fight and a psychological support to the patients whatever the results of the test, without forgetting that this Last must be individualized because there is not a standard method that would be suitable in all situations.