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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections (HBV, HCV, syphilis and HIV) among prospective blood donors in a tertiary health care facility in Calabar, Nigeria; an eleven years evaluation

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Provision of constant and safe blood has been a public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa with high prevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs).
Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu, Ifeyinwa Maryann Okafor, Enosakhare Aiyudubie Asemota, Dorathy Chioma Okpokam   +3 more
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Blood donors [PDF]

ISBT Science Series, 2008
For blood transfusion to be of benefit to the recipient, it must do no harm and therefore the process of identifying safe blood donors begins at the time of recruitment.
B. Armstrong
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Blood donors

International Journal of Health Sciences, 2022
Evaluation of TTI (transfusion transmitted infections) are essential for assessing the safety of blood supply and monitoring the efficacy of currently employed screening procedures.
Jyotsana Khattri, Madhvi Sanwelka, S. Dutta, S. Awasthi   +3 more
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Seroprevalence of anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Kenyan blood donors

Science, 2020
Pandemic progress in Kenya By the end of July 2020, Kenya h ad reported only 341 deaths and ∼20,000 cases of COVID-19. This is in marked contrast to the tens of thousands of deaths reported in many higher-income countries.
S. Uyoga, I. Adetifa, H. Karanja, J. Nyagwange, J. Tuju, P. Wanjiku, R. Aman, M. Mwangangi, P. Amoth, K. Kasera, W. Ng’ang’a, C. Rombo, C. Yegon, K. Kithi, E. Odhiambo, T. Rotich, I. Orgut, S. Kihara, M. Otiende, C. Bottomley, Z. N. Mupe, E. Kagucia, K. Gallagher, A. Etyang, S. Voller, J. Gitonga, D. Mugo, C. Agoti, E. Otieno, L. Ndwiga, T. Lambe, D. Wright, E. Barasa, B. Tsofa, P. Bejon, L. Ochola-Oyier, A. Agweyu, J. Scott, G. Warimwe   +38 more
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Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality Rate by Real-time Antibody Screening of Blood Donors

medRxiv, 2020
Background: The pandemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has tremendous consequences for our societies. Knowledge of the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 is needed to accurately monitor the spread of the epidemic and also ...
C. Erikstrup, C. Hother, O. Pedersen, K. Mølbak, R. Skov, D. Holm, S. Sækmose, A. Nilsson, P. T. Brooks, J. Boldsen, C. Mikkelsen, M. Gybel-Brask, E. Sørensen, K. Dinh, S. Mikkelsen, B. Møller, T. Haunstrup, L. Harritshøj, B. A. Jensen, H. Hjalgrim, S. Lillevang, H. Ullum   +21 more
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HIV antiretroviral therapy and prevention use in US blood donors: A new blood safety concern.

Blood, 2020
CONTEXT Antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection are effective tools to help end the HIV epidemic. However, their use could affect HIV transfusion-transmission risk.
B. Custer, C. Quiner, Richard E Haaland, Amy M Martin, M. Stone, R. Reik, Whitney R. Steele, D. Kessler, Phillip C. Williamson, S. Anderson, Alan E. Williams, H. Raymond, W. Mcfarland, William T. Robinson, S. Glick, K. Sey, C. David Melton, Simone A. Glynn, S. Stramer, Michael P. Busch   +19 more
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Phenotype Frequencies of Major Blood Group Systems (Rh, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, MNS, P, Lewis, and Lutheran) Among Blood Donors in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2020
Introduction The understanding of blood group phenotypes in Saudi Arabia is limited to the ABO and Rh blood groups. Data for the other major blood group phenotypes in different populations have been widely studied and used as a reference for identifying ...
Amani Y. Owaidah, Noor M Naffaa, Arwa Alumran, Faisal M Alzahrani   +3 more
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Homocysteine and education but not lipoprotein (a) predict estimated 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in blood donors: a community based cross-sectional study

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, Francesca Santilli, Giuseppe Casalini, Mario dell’Isola, Ornella Iuliani, Damiano D’Ardes, Luisa Lattanzio, Marta Di Nicola, Giancarlo Di Iorio, Patrizia Accorsi   +9 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, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Hengxin Li, Shu Su, Shu Su, Erica M. Wood, Ting Ma, Yang Sun, Lingxia Guo, Qianke Cheng, Xiaoyun Gu, Wenjie Wu, Liqin Wang, Miao Ding, Leilei Zhang, Yuan Shen, Jiangcun Yang   +18 more
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Anemia and the Blood Donor [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2012
The World Health Organization recommends a collection rate of 10-20 whole blood units per 1000 inhabitants to address transfusion needs(1). However, demand for blood is ever-increasing as medicine continuous to develop(2). Donor selection is critical to blood transfusion safety and blood donor eligibility policies are designed to protect both the ...
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