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HIV Testing Among Blood Donors -Acomparative Study Between HIV Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing and HIV Antibodies Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

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Dr. Manish Kumar1 , Dr. Zeba Najeeb2 , Dr. Gudesh Kumar3 , Dr. Rakesh kumar

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Background: Transfusion-transmitted infections(TTIs) continue to be a threat to safe transfusion practices. A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in India. Blood safety thus becomes a top priority, especially with a population of around 1.23 billion and a high prevalence rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in general population in India.

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