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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections: A five-year multicentric study of 87,878 blood donors in the Mumbai region, India [PDF]

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Introduction: Blood transfusion is a critical component of modern medicine, yet the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections remains a significant challenge.
Yoganand Vishwasrao Patil, Mrunal Vijay Kesari, Kalaivanan V, Shilpa Jain, Dina Abhani, Sagarika Khobaragade   +5 more
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Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in multiple blood transfusion-dependent thalassemic patients in Asia: A systemic review [PDF]

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2022
Background Thalassemia is a hereditary hemolytic anemia marked by a defect in synthesizing one or more globin chains in hemoglobin. In Pakistan, approximately 10,000 patients with thalassemia are primarily dependent on blood transfusions.
Muhammad Riaz, Mazhar Abbas, Ghulam Rasool, Ibrahim Salam Baig, Zahed Mahmood, Naveed Munir, Imtiaz Mahmood Tahir, Syed Muhammad Ali Shah, Muhammad Akram   +8 more
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Educational Case: Babesiosis and Transfusion-Transmitted Infections [PDF]

Academic Pathology, 2020
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology.
Maureen J. Miller MD, MPH, Lauren McVoy MD, PhD, Amy Rapkiewicz MD   +2 more
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Epidemiology and risk factors of transfusion transmitted infections in thalassemia major: a multicenter study in Pakistan

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2019
Background: Blood transfusion-transmitted infections in individuals suffering from beta-thalassemia have been reported in Pakistan, but the information on their sociodemographic and clinical determinants is lacking.
Humaira Yasmeen, Shahida Hasnain
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Determinants of blood transfusion-transmitted infections in donated blood [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Blood transfusions which save lives through their essential function bring infection risks to users especially in areas with limited medical resources.
Collince Odiwuor Ogolla, Bernard Guyah, Apollo O. Maima   +2 more
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Prevention of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections: Dilemmas [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2017
To make blood components and blood products safe, many safety measures are applied to avoid transfusion-transmitted infections. Defining a balanced safety policy is not easy, we face several dilemmas: How safe should blood be?
Hans L. Zaaijer
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Transfusion-transmitted infections, its risk factors and impact on quality of life: An epidemiological study among β-thalassemia major children [PDF]

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2022
BACKGROUND: Multi-transfused thalassemic children are at higher risk of acquiring transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). There are limited data available on TTIs among thalassemic children, especially on its impact on their quality of life (QoL). AIM:
Bijit Biswas, Narendra Nath Naskar, Keya Basu, Aparajita Dasgupta, Rivu Basu, Bobby Paul   +5 more
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Prevalence and Association of Transfusion Transmitted Infections with ABO and Rh Blood Groups among Blood Donors in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A 7-Year Retrospective Analysis [PDF]

Medicina (Lithuania), 2022
Mohammed M. Jalal, Naif Jalal, Hani Faidah   +2 more
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Transfusion Transmitted Infection-An Update in India [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2015
Transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) are a major problem associated with blood transfusion. Although the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections is lower than ever, the supply of blood products remains subject to contamination with known and ...
Suryatapa Saha, Prakash H Muddegowda, Thamilselvi Ramachandran, M Joshua Daniel Jeyakumar, Poojitha Datla   +4 more
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Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among whole blood donors at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Blood transfusion has become a specialized modality of patient management and every year saves the millions of lives. However, it is not always safe and may lead to many life threatening complications among which transfusion-transmitted ...
Rubiya Ryhan , Hilal Ahmad Tali , Falak Ara , Irshad Ahmad Tali , Kaneez Fatima , Shabir Ahmad Shiekh   +5 more
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