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Expert consensus on the adjustment of blood screening strategy for alanine aminotransferase in Chinese blood donors

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), as a non-specific alternative test for hepatitis detection, was listed as a mandatory screening item for blood donors in China in the 1990s and has been continued to this day.
Blood Screening Expert Group, National Center for Clinical Laboratories
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Appraisal of the faecal haemoglobin, age and sex test (FAST) score in assessment of patients with lower bowel symptoms: an observational study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Many patients present in primary care with lower bowel symptoms, but significant bowel disease (SBD), comprising colorectal cancer (CRC), advanced adenoma (AA), or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is uncommon.
Jayne Digby, Judith A. Strachan, Craig Mowat, Robert J. C. Steele, Callum G. Fraser   +4 more
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Cost evaluation in a colorectal cancer screening programme by faecal occult blood test in the District of Florence

, 2008
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the direct costs of first and repeat colorectal cancer screening by immunochemical faecal occult blood testing (I-FOBT). METHODS: Florence district residents aged 50-70 were invited to undergo one-time I-FOBT every two ...
P. Mantellini, M. Falcone, Working Group of Regional Reference Centre for Oncological Screening of Tuscany, G. Grazzini, M. Zappa, S. Ciatto, G. Castiglione, C. Cislaghi   +7 more
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Detection and analysis of parvovirus B19 among blood donors in a regional blood center in Eastern China

Heliyon
Background and objective: The B19 virus is mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract; however, studies have shown that it can also be transmitted through blood transfusions or plasma products. This study investigated B19V antibodies, DNA, and gene
Rong Lu, Shuhong Xie, Zihao Xu, Zhen Liu, Jia Jiang, Longhai Tang, Yiming Jin, Xiaoyan Fu   +7 more
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Application of random quality control based on time -series model in ELISA detection of blood donors in Nanjing

Heliyon
This study introduces a completely Random Quality Control (R-QC) method for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) tests and compares it with traditional Fixed Quality Control (F-QC) methods across different testing items.
Wenping Han, Jingjing Bao, Polu Hu, Yang Liu, Rongrong Pang, Rui-ping Dong, Libo Zhang, Chengping Ma   +7 more
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Retrospection and multivariate Logistic regression analysis of unqualified blood testing among voluntary blood donors in Guangzhou

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022
Objective To retrospectively analyze the unqualified blood screening results of voluntary blood donors in Guangzhou area during 2016~2020, and analyze various factors that affect the blood screening results, for the purpose of providing a scientific ...
Junmou XIE, Haojian LIANG, Shiya LIN, Wenbo GAO, Rongsong DU, Yourong ZHENG, Hao WANG   +6 more
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Screening for hyperglycaemia in pregnancy : a rapid update for the National Screening Committee [PDF]

, 2010
Background Screening for gestational diabetes has long been a controversial topic. A previous Health Technology Assessment (HTA) report reviewed literature on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and assessed the case for screening against ...
P Royle, C Clar, Henderson, R., Cummins, E., N Waugh, Henderson, Rob, D Hadden, Royle, P., Clar, C., Lindsay, R. (Robert), Hadden, D. R., Cummins, E. (Ewen), HASH(0x55a67fd05ca0), E Cummins, Pearson, D., Waugh, Norman, Pearson, Donald, Hadden, D., R Henderson, Lindsay, R., D Pearson, Royle, Pamela, Waugh, N., R Lindsay   +23 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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A Qualitative Comparison of the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant Assay against Commonly Used Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme Immunoassays in Blood Donor Retention Specimens, April 2020 to March 2021

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Our group has previously used laboratory and commercially developed assays to understand the IgG responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens, including nucleocapsid (N), spike (S), and receptor binding domain (RBD), in Canadian blood donors.
Kento T. Abe, Bhavisha Rathod, Karen Colwill, Anne-Claude Gingras, Ashleigh Tuite, Ninette F. Robbins, Guillermo Orjuela, Craig Jenkins, Valerie Conrod, Qi-Long Yi, Sheila F. O’Brien, Steven J. Drews   +11 more
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The impact of supplementary narrative-based information on colorectal cancer screening beliefs and intention [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The potential benefits of colorectal cancer screening are limited by low uptake. This study tested whether providing narrative accounts of the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening experience positively affected beliefs about CRC screening and ...
McGregor, Lesley M, von Wagner, Christian, Raine, Rosalind, Wing Chee Yuen, von Wagner, C, Raine, R, Christian von Wagner, Robb, Kathryn A, Vart, Gemma, McGregor, LM, Kathryn A Robb, Robb, KA, Robb, Kathryn A., Jane Wardle, Wardle, Jane, Lesley M McGregor, McGregor, Lesley M., Rosalind Raine, Yuen, WC, Yuen, Wing Chee, Gemma Vart, Wardle, J, Vart, G   +22 more
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