Assessment of the Prevalence of Chlamydia  trachomatis Infection in Donated Blood at Regional  Blood Transfusion Centre, Eldoret, Kenya

dc.contributor.author	P. Chemutai
dc.contributor.author	F. Ramesh
dc.contributor.author	Frank K. Onyango
dc.date.accessioned	2024-09-09T07:22:06Z
dc.date.available	2024-09-09T07:22:06Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	To detect Chlamydia trachomatis in donated blood at Regional Blood Transfusion center, Eldoret. Methodology: A random selection blood sample was done for this study for a period of one month from July 24th 2017 to August 24th 2017. 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: This study showed that C. trachomatis was present in 8% (7 samples) of the blood samples analyzed and 92% were found to be negative. 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.
dc.identifier.citation	DOI: 10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/45253
dc.identifier.issn	2231-086X
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.ueab.ac.ke/handle/123456789/82
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review
dc.relation.ispartofseries	24; 4
dc.title	Assessment of the Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Donated Blood at Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Eldoret, Kenya
dc.type	Article

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