Background and Aim:
C. trachomatis is globally a major cause of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) including Chlamydia. It causes various contaminations in donated blood.
This study aims to detect Chlamydia trachomatis in donated blood at the
Regional Blood Transfusion center, Eldoret, Kenya.
Methodology: A
random selection of blood samples was done for this study for a period of one
month from July 24th 2017 to August 24th 2017. The prevalence of C. trachomatis
was also determined with the help of the demographic questionnaire that is
mandatory to be filled by the donor before any blood donation. Blood bags were
numbered 1-87 and picked amongst unnumbered blood bags by each donor in order
of donation. The samples obtained were subjected to centrifugation and serum
used in the immunoassay test by using the Chlamydia trachomatis IgG/IgM Elisa
test kit.
Results: In this
study, a greater percentage of the samples were from the donors between 20-29
years of age (60.9%), while the least was below 20 years old group. This study
showed that C. trachomatis was present in 8% (7 samples) of the blood samples
analyzed and 92% were found to be negative. The age group between 20 to 29
years old had the greatest percentage of those with C. trachomatis.
Conclusion: With
8% of the samples testing positive for Chlamydia trachomatis this indicated
that some of the blood donated to the Regional Transfusion Center is
contaminated.
Author(s)details:-
P. Chemutai
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton,
P.O.Box – 2500, Eldoret – 30100, Kenya.
F. Ramesh
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton,
P.O.Box – 2500, Eldoret – 30100, Kenya.
Frank K. Onyango
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton,
P.O.Box – 2500, Eldoret – 30100, Kenya.
Please See the book
here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rudhr/v8/223
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