Table 1 Serological profile of donors attending a reference Blood Bank in Medellin, during the period February to September 2011
From: Occult Hepatitis B virus infection Among blood donors in Colombia
Serological profile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Blood donors | First time blood donors (%) | HBsAg+ | HBsAg-/anti-HBc+ (%) |
February | 1819 | 452 (24.8) | 4 (0.22) | 30 (1.65) |
March | 1984 | 922 (46.5) | 4 (0.20) | 25 (1.26) |
April | 1744 | 635 (36.4) | 4 (0.23) | 61 (3.5) |
May | 1815 | 691 (38.1) | 1 (0.05) | 12 (0.66) |
June | 1778 | 589 (33.1) | 2 (0.11) | 40 (2.25) |
July | 1716 | 519 (30.2) | 4 (0.23) | 61 (3.55) |
August | 1894 | 590 (30.9) | 6 (0.32) | 73 (3.85) |
Septiember | 1595 | 552 (34.6) | 4 (0.25) | 8 (0.5) |
Total | 14345 | 4950 (34.5) | 29 (0.20) | 310 (2.16%) |