Multicenter performance evaluation of a transcription-mediated amplification assay for screening of human immunodeficiency virus-1 RNA, hepatitis C virus RNA, and hepatitis B virus DNA in blood donations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The overall number of red blood cell (RBC) units distributed to hospitals throughout the world and in the United States has decreased lately. This study was performed to determine if the number of antigen-negative RBC units distributed to hospitals has followed this trend. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Stratifie...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Yazer MH,Anani WQ,Denomme GA,Karafin MS,Sayers M,Shaz BH,Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The absence of hybrid Rhesus boxes denotes an RHD homozygous status and helps to detect the presence of Dce haplotypes instead of dce. RHCE exon 1 C48, characteristic of RHC alleles, and RHCE exon 5 G733, responsible for VS antigenicity, have been noted in many RHce alleles but it was not clearly established...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Cotorruelo CM,Munini GM,García Borrás SE,Racca LL,Biondi CS,Racca AL

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of bedside transfusion compatibility tests have shown high rates of erroneous transfusion decision, due to defective techniques and poor user performance. An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the error rate obtained with a new ready-to-use device (Vu-Test, Medigis), in comparison ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Migeot V,Ingrand I,Salmi LR,Ingrand P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigen and antibody combination assays have been launched as a cost-effective alternative to nucleic acid testing (NAT) for reducing the antibody-negative window period (WP). Later, a HCV antigen chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) became available. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A panel...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Laperche S,Nübling CM,Stramer SL,Brojer E,Grabarczyk P,Yoshizawa H,Kalibatas V,El Elkyabi M,Moftah F,Girault A,van Drimmelen H,Busch MP,Lelie N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous blood donors (ABDs) have been reported to have favorable attitudes toward returning as homologous blood donors (HBDs), but the frequency of return has not been well documented. ABDs eligible by history to be HBDs were followed at one blood center: 255 donating for elective surgery and 234 donating during pr...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： McVay PA,Fung HC,Toy PT

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Passive immunotherapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is based on transfusions of plasma that is rich in HIV antibodies. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:To verify whether the clearance of transfused antibodies will maintain an elevated titer of specific antibodies between biweekly transfusions of p...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Lefrère JJ,Roudot-Thoraval F,Vittecoq D,Heshmati F,Audat F,Lerable J,Reed D,Petit JC,Burghoffer B,Morand-Joubert L

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleic acid testing (NAT) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was introduced for blood donation screening in the United States in 1999. This study analyzes temporal trends of these two infections since NAT introduction. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Donation data from 1999 to 2008...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Zou S,Dorsey KA,Notari EP,Foster GA,Krysztof DE,Musavi F,Dodd RY,Stramer SL

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Verax PGD rapid test for bacteria in platelets (PLTs) has been updated to simplify workflow and improve specificity and sensitivity by employing a novel sequential format. The performance of this updated version, called PGDprime, was evaluated to determine its suitability for use as an FDA-cleared "safet...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Vallejo RP,Shinefeld L,LaVerda D,Best N,Lawrence G,Lousararian A,Hornbaker N,Rasmusson P,Mintz PD

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the high (40 to 50 per cent) glycerol method of freezing red blood cells has many advantages, no feasible procedure for deglycerolizing with only a clinical centrifuge has been available. Thus this method has been restricted to blood centers that distribute a sufficient number of frozen cells to warrant the i...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Meryman HT,Hornblower M

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reported previously that the incidence of breakage was 34.2 percent when human RBCs were frozen with 40-percent wt/vol glycerol in polyolefin plastic bags stored in aluminum containers at -80 degrees C and subjected to transportation. When human RBCs were frozen with 40-percent wt/vol glycerol at -80 degr...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Valeri CR,Lane JP,Srey R,Ragno G

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The FUT2 gene regulates the expression of ABH antigens in body secretions and hence controls the secretor status. It is highly polymorphic. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Healthy Chinese (n = 79) and Caucasian (n = 20) subjects were recruited for this study. Lewis blood group and secretor status were determined. ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Yip SP,Lai SK,Wong ML

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 30 years of hematopoietic stem cell use for various indications, umbilical cord blood is considered as an established source of cells with marrow and postmobilization peripheral blood. The limited number of cells still remains a problematic element restricting their use, especially in adults who require to be gr...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Faivre L,Couzin C,Boucher H,Domet T,Desproges A,Sibony O,Bechard M,Vanneaux V,Larghero J,Cras A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The inventory size for cord blood (CB) depends on the ethnic diversity of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and the size estimation is important for public health in each ethnicity. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:We estimate the CB inventory size in Koreans with stored CB units (CBUs) and patients who underwent allog...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Yoon JH,Oh S,Shin S,Park JS,Roh EY,Song EY,Park MH,Han KS

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases are presented in which the presence of sodium caprylate dependent albumin auto-agglutinins in the patients' sera resulted in erroneous Rh-hr phenotyping of their erythrocytes. In the initial testing, the albumin control was negative in each case. Since one of the cases was an Rh0(D) negative individual who...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Reid ME,Ellisor SS,Frank BA

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttransfusion graft-versus-host disease (PT-GVHD) is underdiagnosed and underreported. Risk factors predisposing to PT-GVHD in newborn recipients, the clinical manifestations of the disease in newborns, and its mechanism are not well characterized. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A literature review identified 2...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Ohto H,Anderson KC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron supplements reduce the risk of iron depletion in blood donors. Recent initiatives have sought to increase use of donor iron supplementation (IS), but a baseline description of blood donor supplement practices is needed. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Presenting blood donors received a questionnaire inquiring...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Cable RG,Spencer BR

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continuing to accelerate and blood collection agencies (BCAs) warning of shortages, it is critical to identify the current determinants of donor behavior for donors and nondonors. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:In May and June 2020, Australian residents who be...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Masser BM,Hyde MK,Ferguson E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and its strain variant, the GB agent (GBV-C) is high in non-virus-inactivated plasma products, but, persistent infection in recipients is relatively low. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Stored samples from transfusion donors and recipients in a prospective study of posttra...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Wang JT,Chen PJ,Liu DP,Sheu JC,Wang TH,Chen DS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent H1N1 pandemic provided an opportunity to conceptually assess the possibility of rapidly providing a "hyperimmune" human immunoglobulin (H-IVIG) to an emerging infectious disease, in useful quantities with respect to public health. Commercial-scale H-IVIG production from plasma collected from donor...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Kreil TR,Mc Vey JK,Lei LS,Camacho L,Wodal W,Kerschbaum A,Segura E,Vandamme E,Gavit P,Ehrlich HJ,Barrett PN,Baker DA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood transfusions carry the risk of transmitting infections. This risk has been studied in detail in high-income countries but not in sub-Saharan Africa. This study estimates the risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a single unit of ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Jayaraman S,Chalabi Z,Perel P,Guerriero C,Roberts I

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A 28-year-old woman of Lebanese origin experienced two stillbirths. At the time, serology typed her red blood cells as being group A D- and found an anti-D in her serum sample. Molecular biology analysis, however, showed that she was in fact RHD+. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:To better characterize this case, a...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Richard M,Perreault J,Constanzo-Yanez J,Khalifé S,St-Louis M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In October 2005, a recall of human tissue for implantation was initiated because one recovery center obtained tissues from donors who were not screened properly for infectious diseases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended notifying affected patients and of...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Steelman VM,Schlueter AJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three examples of an antibody defining a 'new' high frequency red blood cell antigen, Era, are described. Family studies show Era to be inherited, but the mode of inheritance may not be straightforward. ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Daniels GL,Judd WJ,Moore BP,Neitzer G,Ouellet P,Plantos M,Verrette S

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel apheresis procedure for a blood separator (MCS+, Haemonetics) enables the collection of 2 WBC-reduced RBC units in a single donation by using one disposable set with one in-line WBC-reduction filter (RC2H, Pall Corp.). The objective of this study was to evaluate the filtration performance in connecti...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Bandarenko N,Rose M,Kowalsky RJ,Baston RK,Brecher ME,Elfath MD,Whitley P,Heminway M,Holme S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of granulocytes collected by continuous-flow centrifugation (CFC), discontinuous-flow centrifugation (DFC), and continuous-flow filtration (CFF) was investigated in 18 healthy donors by means of light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Light microscopy study of semithin sections of granulo...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Feliu E,Woessner S,Matutes E,Cardellach F,Grañena A,Marin P,Puig L,Vives-Corrons JL,Montserrat E,Rozman C

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have suggested that a high percentage of blood transfusions to hospital patients are unnecessary. If such transfusions can be reduced, more blood would be made available for those patients with legitimate blood requirements. In this study, blood transfusion of 401 nonoperated hospital patients with anemi...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Friedman BA

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used as a cryoprotective agent when platelets are frozen. We examined the effect of DMSO (0.1 to 10%) on platelet aggregation, release, and prostaglandin synthesis (as indicated by malondialdehyde formation) in response to thrombin, collagen, arachidonic acid and calcium ionophore. Inhibit...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Fratantoni JC,Poindexter BJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though a number of studies have elegantly characterized platelet activation during storage, less attention has been paid to the initial activation caused by different collection procedures. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The effects of two blood cell separators on the initial activation of platelets were measured...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Stohlawetz P,Hergovich N,Stiegler G,Eichler HG,Höcker P,Kapiotis S,Jilma B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Presyncopal reactions are among the most common systemic reactions experienced by blood donors, occur most frequently in novice donors, and can serve as a deterrent to future donation regardless of donation experience. This report describes the validation of a presyncopal reactions scale that can be used to ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： France CR,Ditto B,France JL,Himawan LK

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft and hard-packed red blood cells in four different CPD anticoagulant-preservative solutions were stored with and without added glucose, adenine, and electrolytes. The hemoglobin-oxygen affinity of the red blood cell concentrates was tested over a six-week storage period. No single solution conferred better protect...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Wells RM,Hill RS,Woodfield DG

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00