Evaluating plasma holds in the presence of multiple infections

IMA Journal of Mathemathics Applied in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-224

  Kaplan, E H ^a  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Holding policy; Linear programming; Plasma donor screening; Renewal theory

Indexed keywords

PLASMA SUBSTITUTE;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD STORAGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; PROTECTION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SUPERINFECTION;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES;

CO-INFECTIONS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; HOLDING POLICY; INCIDENCE RATE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LINEAR-PROGRAMMING; PLASMA DONOR SCREENING; RENEWAL THEORY; UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0035680244     PISSN: 02650746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb18.3.215     Document Type: Review

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1. Blood plasma safety: Plasma product risks are low if good manufacturing practices are followed
2. Hold everything! Holding policies for protecting plasma supplies
3. Estimated risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus by screened blood in the United States
4. Steady-state calculation of the risk of HIV infection from transfusion of screened blood from repeat donors