ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2011 | Volume
: 3 | Issue : 7 | Page : 329--332
Survival of Treponema pallidum in banked blood for prevention of Syphilis transmission
Adeolu O Adegoke1, Olufemi E Akanni2
1 Department of Hematology and Transfusion Science, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
2 Hematology and Blood Transfusion Division, Biomedical Sciences Department, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4400, Osogbo, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Adeolu O Adegoke
Department of Hematology and Transfusion Science, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City
Nigeria
Background: Every year, millions of people are exposed to avoidable, life-threatening risks through the transfusion of unsafe blood. Aim : To determine the survival time of Treponema pallidum in banked donor blood. Material and Methods : Two groups of male Wistar rats (group A and B) were inoculated intratesticularly with 0.5ml of artificially infected donor blood (final density of Nichols treponemes: 5x10 5 /ml) stored at 4 o C for various periods of time. In group A, a pair each of the rats was injected every 12 hours, starting at 0 hr, up to a maximal storage time of 96 hr. In group B, the rats were injected after 72, 120, 192 and 336 hours of storage of the treponemes-blood mixture. Group C which is a control group was injected with blood only, while group D rats were injected with heat-killed treponemes suspended in blood every 12 hours. The detection of Treponema pallidum IgG/IgM was based on the principle of double antigen sandwich immunoassay, in which purified recombinant antigens are employed sufficiently to identify antibodies to Syphilis. The outcomes of interest included the proportion of Syphilis positive rats and the maximal survival hours of T. pallidum in banked blood. Results : 14 rats (77.8%) out of the 18 rats that were involved in group A developed orchitis and positive serology up to 72 hours of storage time, p<0.05. 2 rats (25%) in group B developed orchitis after 72hrs of storage time. All the 18 rats (100%) in the control group C and D showed neither clinical nor serological changes. Conclusion : It was concluded that the survival time of T. pallidum in banked donor blood lies between 72-120hrs in this study. Regardless of blood banking temperature, T. pallidum and other transfusion transmissible infections should be screened for prior to allogeneic transfusion.
How to cite this article:
Adegoke AO, Akanni OE. Survival of Treponema pallidum in banked blood for prevention of Syphilis transmission.North Am J Med Sci 2011;3:329-332
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Adegoke AO, Akanni OE. Survival of Treponema pallidum in banked blood for prevention of Syphilis transmission. North Am J Med Sci [serial online] 2011 [cited 2023 Mar 22 ];3:329-332
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