Donors whose blood reacts falsely positive in transfusion microbiology screening assays need not be lost to transfusion

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Moore, M C ^a   Howell, D R ^a   Barbara, J A J ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

False reactivity; Re admission; Resources; Transfusion microbiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DONOR SELECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33846920583     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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