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Plasma metagenomics reveals regional variations of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in Chinese blood donors with an emphasis on human parvovirus B19

One Health, 2023
At present, many infectious pathogens, especially emerging/re-emerging pathogens, exist in the blood of voluntary blood donors and may be transmitted through blood transfusions.
Zhao Mengyi, Li Yuhui, Gao Zhan, Liu Anqing, Li Yujia, Li Shilin, Gao Lei, Lan Yue, Huang Mei, Wan Jianhua, He Weilan, Mao Wei, Cai Jie, Zhou Jingyu, Yin Yijing, Guo Yanli, Zhong Qiulei, Huang Yang, Chen Limin, Fan Zhenxin, He Miao   +20 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, Claire Quiner, Richard E. Haaland, Amy M Martin, M. Stone, R. Reik, W. Steele, D. Kessler, Phillip C. Williamson, Steven A. Anderson, A. 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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Transfusion-associated adverse events and implementation of blood safety measures - findings from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey

Transfusion, 2020
Serious transfusion‐associated adverse events are rare in the United States. To enhance blood safety, various measures have been developed. With use of data from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS), we describe the rate of ...
Alexandra A. Savinkina, K. Haass, M. Sapiano, R. Henry, J. Berger, S. Basavaraju, Jefferson M Jones   +6 more
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Simultaneous genotyping for human platelet antigen systems and HLA-A and HLA-B loci by targeted next-generation sequencing

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
In order to treat the alloimmunization platelet transfusion refractoriness (PTR), human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-type and/or human platelet antigen (HPA)-type matched platelets between donors and patients are usually used.
Jielin Wang, Jielin Wang, Xuan You, Xuan You, Yanmin He, Yanmin He, Xiaozhen Hong, Xiaozhen Hong, Ji He, Ji He, Sudan Tao, Sudan Tao, Faming Zhu, Faming Zhu   +13 more
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2: implications for blood safety and sufficiency

Vox Sanguinis, 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is a novel coronavirus, first identified in China at the end of 2019 and has now caused a worldwide pandemic.
P. Kiely, Veronica C. Hoad, C. Seed, Iain B. Gosbell   +3 more
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The development of a legal framework for blood donation and blood safety in China over 24 years

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background This study analyzes the regulation of and developments in blood donation in China from 1996 to 2019, and demonstrates the government’s efforts to improve blood safety.
Dajun Gao, Heng Li, Kang Wang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High-Resolution Analysis Identifies High Frequency of KIR-A Haplotypes and Inhibitory Interactions of KIR With HLA Class I in Zhejiang Han

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) interact with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules, modulating critical NK cell functions in the maintenance of human health.
Sudan Tao, Yanmin He, Katherine M. Kichula, Jielin Wang, Ji He, Paul J. Norman, Faming Zhu   +6 more
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Evaluation of the WHO global database on blood safety

Vox Sanguinis, 2020
While the Global Database on Blood Safety (GDBS) helps to monitor the status of adequate and safe blood availability, its presence alone does not serve as a solution to existing challenges.
Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, D. Selenic, M. Chevalier, B. Drammeh, Michael L. Qualls, R. Shiraishi, N. Bock, I. Benech, Fatima D. Mili   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of injection buffer volume to perform bronchoalveolar lavage fluid collection for isolating alveolar macrophages to investigate fine particle-induced IL-1α secretion

Journal of Immunotoxicology, 2021
The importance of alveolar macrophages has been reported in many toxicology/immunology studies. Alveolar macrophages release interleukin (IL)-1α as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) when stimulated by fine particles.
Eita Sasaki, Haruka Momose, Keiko Furuhata, Takuo Mizukami, Isao Hamaguchi   +4 more
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Globalization and blood safety [PDF]

ISBT Science Series, 2006
Globalization may be viewed as the growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross‐border transactions in goods and services, and also through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology.
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