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Blood transfer devices for malaria rapid diagnostic tests: evaluation of accuracy, safety and ease of use [PDF]

, 2011
Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are increasingly used by remote health personnel with minimal training in laboratory techniques. RDTs must, therefore, be as simple, safe and reliable as possible. Transfer of blood from the patient to the
Bell David, Wellington Oyibo, Albertini Audrey, Asiimwe, Caroline, Gatton, Michelle L, Audrey Albertini, Oyibo, Wellington, Mationg, Mary Lorraine, Mary Mationg, Caroline Asiimwe, Luchavez, Jennifer, González Iveth J, Mary Lorraine Mationg, Gatton Michelle L, David Bell, Oyibo Wellington, Gatton, Michelle L., Albertini, Audrey, Gonzalez, Iveth J., Asiimwe Caroline, Luchavez Jennifer, Hopkins, Heidi, Michelle L Gatton, Mationg Mary, González, Iveth J, Jennifer Luchavez, Heidi Hopkins, Bell, David, Hopkins Heidi, Iveth J González   +29 more
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Impact of blood screening strategies for Hepatitis C virus on blood safety

, 2022
Objective To establish a reasonable and effective blood screening strategy for Hepatitis C virus (HCV), so as to reduce the risk of blood transfusion transmission, ensure blood safety and improve the quality of blood screening.
Xiaohua LIANG, Xuelian DENG, Yaxin FAN, Lei ZHOU, Liang ZANG, Xinmei WANG   +5 more
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One size does not fit all: An in vitro evaluation of the effects of bezafibrate and medroxyprogesterone acetate on human SH‐SY5Y and U‐87 MG cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Drugs previously repurposed to target blood cancers reduced neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell growth and viability. However, their levels of anticancer activity were different and their clinical application may be problematic due to side effects at effective doses.
Abhishek Kharawatkar, Francesco Michelangeli, Farhat Latif Khanim, Christopher Martin Bunce, William Eustace Basil Johnson   +4 more
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Blood safety and Zika [PDF]

Resource for: Zika Action Plan Summit, Friday, April 1, 2016 : 8:00 AM \ue2\u20ac\u201c 5:00 PM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),

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UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
UiO‐66(Zr) metal–organic frameworks are chemically stable, biocompatible, and highly tunable nanomaterials. Their modular structure enables controlled drug delivery, multimodal bioimaging, and light‐activated photodynamic therapy, supporting integrated diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) applications in cancer and biomedical research.
Veronika Huntošová, Grigorii Rakhalskii, Miroslav Almáši   +2 more
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Changing the standard of blood management in Australia: An overview

Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2018
In 2012 the Patient Blood Management (PBM) guidelines were published by the National Blood Authority, providing a standard of practice for clinicians across Australia.
Alana Delaforce, Jed Duff, Nick Ralph
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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. Currently, the risk of blood-borne agent transmission of well-known viruses (HBV, HCV, HIV and HTLV) can be considered as under control in high ...
Sauvage, V., Eloit, M.
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Emerging insights into CC and CXC chemokines and their receptors in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The dual roles of CC and CXC chemokines in distinguishing active, latent, and subclinical tuberculosis were reviewed, along with an evaluation of their potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets to advance precision medicine in tuberculosis management. The graphical abstract was generated with AI assistance (Gemini 3.0).
Xuying Yin, Dangsheng Xiao, Jiezuan Yang
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Expert consensus on adjustment of pre-donation blood pressure screening requirements for blood donor population in China

Standards for blood donors selection are established to ensure the safety of both donors and recipients, as well as the quality of blood products and an adequate blood supply.
Expert Panel on Blood Pressure Screening Strategies for Blood Donor Selection
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The prevalence of bacterial contamination in donated blood in Dar es salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Blood transfusion services are required to provide blood and components which are safe in cost effective way for transfusion into patients who require the blood products.
Malimu, Emmanuel Zephania, Zephania, M.E
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