While donating blood during the COVID-19 pandemic offers individuals a possibility to contribute their community, donation also exposes donors additional risks, as physical distancing is impossible donation. This study explored what motivated and plasma in Netherlands donate pandemic, order identify potential focus points for donor recruitment future crises. In total, 3175 of invited 7286 who d...

BACKGROUND Nucleic acid amplification testing is recommended for screening blood donations; however, they are not widely available in developing countries such as Iranian. Confidential unit exclusion (CUE) gives blood donors the opportunity to confidentially indicate whether their blood is or is not suitable for transfusion to others. Hoewever, its effectiveness in improving blood safety has re...

BACKGROUND Accurate characterization of the infection stage in parvovirus B19(B19V)-positive plasma donations would help establish the donation deferral period to contribute to a safe fractionation pool of plasma. METHODS Viral DNA load of 74 B19V DNA-positive plasma samples from whole blood donations was determined by titration using nucleic acid testing. Markers of cellular (neopterin) and ...

BACKGROUND National blood donation screening for West Nile virus (WNV) started in June 2003, after the documentation of WNV transfusion-associated transmission (TAT) in 2002. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Blood donations were screened with investigational nucleic acid amplification assays in minipool formats. Blood collection agencies (BCAs) reported screening results to state and local public hea...

Introduction: We analyzed SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) production in the process of qualifying donors-convalescents, collection and dispensing from Regional Center Blood Donation Treatment (RCKiK, Regionalne Centrum Krwiodawstwa i Krwiolecznictwa ) Bydgoszcz light Polish national data. Material methods: This retrospective analysis based on RCKiK documentation covers first year ...

The variations in plasma erythropoietin (EPO) concentration during preoperative deposit of autologous blood were studied in 12 patients (8 men, 4 women). Four donations were scheduled at weekly intervals. A predonation hemoglobin concentration of 11 g per dL (110 g/L) was required. Hemoglobin concentration decreased from 14.3 +/- 1.1 g per dL (143 +/- 11 g/L) (mean +/- SD) before the first dona...

The increasing use of intravenous immunoglobulin-G preparations (IVIg) calls for evaluation of the requirements for quality and freedom from infection. The WHO Requirements dating from 1982 have been surpassed by the majority of IVIg preparations. Three methods are used for ensuring safety from infection: the restrictive choice of donor, the precise introductory screening of every individual bl...