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Leprosy in blood donors. [PDF]
Trop Med Int HealthAbstractObjectivesWe investigated the prevalence of anti‐phenolic glycolipid‐I (PGL‐I) IgM antibodies among temporarily unfit blood donors at the Pará State Blood Bank (HEMOPA), located in the Amazon region of northern Brazil. Using an arbitrary high cutoff for optical density (OD ≥0.750) in ELISA, a subset of donors was invited for clinical evaluation
Oliveira Jorge EV +12 more
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Communicare, 2022 Strong organisation-stakeholder relationships contribute to the former attaining its goals. This is also the case with blood services, such as the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).
Marléne Wiggill
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Demographic characteristics of whole blood donors aged 56 to 60 in Guangzhou
Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To study the demographic characteristics of whole blood donors aged 56 to 60 in Guangzhou, so as to provide reference for smooth implementation of the recruitment and management of elderly blood donors in Guangzhou.
Lei WU +4 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: The purpose of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice towards blood donation among adults aged 18-45 years in Nsambya Gogonya 1 zone, Kampala district.
James Amanya , Julius Oluka
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Characteristics of elderly apheresis platelet donors and analysis of pre-donation testing results
Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To study and analyze the characteristics of 56-60 years old apheresis platelet donors and the results of pre-donation blood testing in Tianjin, so as to provide reference for the management of blood stations and the maintenance and retention of
Yin ZHANG, Jing FAN, Yanyan LIU, Xi CHEN
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Seroprevalence and Trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections in Blood Donors in Andaman and Nicobar Islands- An Institutional Retrospective Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs) such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and syphilis pose a threat to blood safety in a developing country like India.
Sahil Sehgal +2 more
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Cohort Profile: The Shaanxi Blood Donor Cohort in China
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 PurposeThe Shaanxi Blood Donor Cohort was set up to investigate the impact of blood donation on the health of donors compared with non-blood donors. The specific aims of the study include (1) identifying the geographical and temporal trends of incidence ...
Lei Zhang +18 more
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Clinical Chemistry, 2010 A 4-day-old neonate born prematurely at 29 weeks gestation developed thrombocytopenia (platelet count 43 × 109/L) with associated severe pulmonary and intracranial hemorrhaging. Urgent transfusions with 10 mL/kg of packed red cells and 10 mL/kg of platelet concentrate were given. These were sourced from blood donated 2 days earlier in Singapore by a 21-
Tang, J.W. +7 more
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Iraqi Journal of Hematology, 2022 BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion carries the risk of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) if not properly screened. As per protocol blood donors who are found reactive for TTIs are requested to come for counseling and directed for further management.
Saikat Mandal +5 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2019 Background With aging of the population, screening and prevention health programs for blood donors will increasingly be a priority. We aimed at: assessing the 10 year-cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in blood donors, according to Italian CUORE risk ...
Francesco Vadini +9 more
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