Predonation testing of potential blood donors in resource-restricted settings.
نویسنده
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Predonation finger lancet punctures: a potential risk factor for interdonor pathogen transmission in the blood donor clinic.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Point-of-care testing using capillary blood from a finger prick is widely used for predonation haemoglobin testing of blood donors. It is common practice to cover the finger prick with a cotton swab and to instruct the donor to press for few minutes. The finger prick can cause blood contamination of surfaces in contact with the lanced finger, especially door handles, r...
متن کاملRecruiting and retaining young people as voluntary blood donors.
OBJECTIVES Reasons for predonation deferral of young potential donors and prospects of recruiting and retaining young people (age 18-29) as voluntary blood donors were studied. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Three different sources of data were analysed: (i) the subsequent donation history of 2057 donors who started their donation career at the Blood Bank of Oslo (BBO) in 1999, age and gender of al...
متن کاملWhole Blood Donation Affects the Interpretation of Hemoglobin A1c
INTRODUCTION Several factors, including changed dynamics of erythrocyte formation and degradation, can influence the degree of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) formation thereby affecting its use in monitoring diabetes. This study determines the influence of whole blood donation on HbA1c in both non-diabetic blood donors and blood donors with type 2 diabetes. METHODS In this observational study, 23 non...
متن کاملPrevalence of Occult Hepatitis B Infection Among Blood Donors with HBsAg Negative and HBcAb Positive by Real Time PCR in South of Iran
Abstract Background & aim: Occult hepatitis B virus infection in blood donors threats the safety of the blood supply. It is characterized by detection of low viral DNA in the serum subjects who have negative test for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection among HBsAg negative and HBcAb positive in blood ...
متن کاملDetection of HBV DNA in HBsAg Negative Normal Blood Donors
Background: The risk of infection by transfusion-transmitted viruses has been reduced remarkably. However, a zero-risk blood supply is still desirable. The screening for antibody to HBc (anti-HBc) has been shown as an alternative test for the detection of HBV infection. Objective: The main aim of this study was to evaluate HBV infection markers and the potential value of anti-HBc testing of blo...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Transfusion
دوره 45 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005