ISBT Working Party on Terminology for Red Cell Surface Antigens. São Paulo report.

ISBT working party on terminology for red cell surface antigens. Preliminary report.

ISBT Working Party on Terminology for Red Cell Surface Antigens: Munich report.

The ISBT Working Party on Terminology for Red Cell Surface Antigens was established in 1980 under the chairmanship of Dr. F.H. Allen, Jr., to devise a numerical nomenclature suitable for computerization. The intent is to provide a standard terminology for those who care to use it, not to replace existing alphabetical symbols. The Working Party is also charged with maintaining uniformity in alph...

International society of blood transfusion working party on red cell immunogenetics and terminology: report of the Seoul and London meetings.

The Working Party has met twice since the last report: in Seoul, South Korea 2014, and in London, UK 2015, both in association with the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Congress. As in previous meetings, matters pertaining to blood group antigen nomenclature were discussed. Eleven new blood group antigens were added to seven blood group systems. This brings the current total of...

Routine Vaccination for Travelers from Emerging Countries: Epidemiological Profile of a Public Travel Medicine Clinic in Sao Paulo/Brazil

Introduction: Emerging countries have increased their presence in international travel (46.8% of travels). Pre- and post-travel consultations may provide insights about travelers’ health. Methods: A retrospective descriptive analysis of the medical data of all travelers assisted at Ambulatório dos Viajantes, a free public health clinic for travelers in Sã...

International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party on red cell immunogenetics and blood group terminology: Cancun report (2012).

The International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party on red cell immunogenetics and blood group terminology convened during the International congress in Cancun, July 2012. This report details the newly identified antigens in existing blood group systems and presents three new blood group systems.