FREQUENCY OF TORCH INFECTION AMONG THE DONOR POPULATION IN THE REPUBLICAN CENTER FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Abstract

The issues of bloodborne infection are one of the important problems of modern transfusiology. According to WHO recommendations, the use of blood from donors who have not been tested for infections is prohibited. Bloodborne infections include infections of the TORCH group (Andre J. Nahmias, 1971): T (Toxorlasmosis - toxoplasmosis), O (Other Diseases - other infections, i.e. chickenpox, ringworm, chlamydia, gonococcal infection, listeriosis, etc.), R (Rubella - rubella), S (Cytomegaly - cytomegalovirus infection - CMVI) and H (Herpes simplex - infections caused by herpes simplex types 1 and 2) occupy an important place.Modern laboratory technologies for diagnosing infectious pathology based on immunochemical research methods make it possible to assess the presence and level of specific antibodies, which makes it possible to predict the course of the infectious process and epidemic, its dynamics, assessment and consequences (Adieva A.A. et al., 2009; Roberts C et al., 2011).