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Hepatitis B Virus Blood Screening: Need for Reappraisal of Blood Safety Measures?
Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 Over the past decades, the risk of HBV transfusion–transmission has been steadily reduced through the recruitment of volunteer donors, the selection of donors based on risk-behavior evaluation, the development of increasingly more sensitive hepatitis B ...
Daniel Candotti, Syria Laperche
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Viral metagenomics and blood safety
Transfusion Clinique Et Biologique, 2016 The characterization of the human blood-associated viral community (also called blood virome) is essential for epidemiological surveillance and to anticipate new potential threats for blood transfusion safety.
V. Sauvage, M. Eloit
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Transfusion Medicine, 2023 Blood and blood products are listed as one of the essential medicines by the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition to inadequate supply, most sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) nations fail to meet their blood needs because many donated blood units are ...
Emmanuel Singogo
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998 Since blood is a biologic product, it is unlikely that the risk for transfusion-transmitted infection will ever be reduced to zero. The approach to emerging infections associated with transfusion of blood and blood products includes assessing the transmissibility of the agent by this route; developing effective prevention strategies, including ...
Mary E. Chamberland +8 more
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Comparative study of the walk-in and appointment mode of apheresis platelets donation in Guangzhou
Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To discuss the influence of apheresis platelets donation mode transformation, from walk-in to appointment, on apheresis platelets donation, donor retention and donation service quality. Methods The comparative research method is used to compare
Xiaowen CHEN +8 more
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Preliminary identification of CD4 T cell epitopes in genotype 1 and 6 of hepatitis C virus
Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To study the CD4 T cell epitopes in Core and NS3 protein of genotype 1(GT1) and 6(GT6) of hepatitis C virus(HCV). Methods A total of 298 overlapping peptides(16-mer) spanning Core and NS3 protein of GT1 and GT6 HCV were synthesized.
Jieting HUANG +8 more
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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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Impact of disasters on blood donation rates and blood safety: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Vox Sanguinis, 2022 Timely and adequate access to safe blood forms an integral part of universal health coverage, but it may be compromised by natural or man‐made disasters.
J. Laermans +6 more
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An Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Australia; What Is the Risk to Blood Safety?
Viruses, 2022 A widespread outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was detected in mainland Australia in 2022 in a previous non-endemic area. Given JEV is known to be transfusion-transmissible, a rapid blood-safety risk assessment was performed using a simple ...
Veronica C. Hoad +4 more
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Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To assess the trend of hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and associated risk factors among voluntary blood donors in Guangzhou area from 2011 to 2020, and to explore the impact of hepatitis B vaccination in neonates on the risk of HBV ...
Junmou XIE +6 more
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