Hepatitis B virus blood screening: need for reappraisal of blood safety measures?
D Candotti, S Laperche - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the past decades, the risk of HBV transfusion–transmission has been steadily reduced
through the recruitment of volunteer donors, the selection of donors based on risk-behavior …
through the recruitment of volunteer donors, the selection of donors based on risk-behavior …
Motivations for donating and attitudes toward screening policies in US blood donors with viral infection
F Vahidnia, SL Stramer, D Kessler, TT Gonçalez… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Differences in motivating factors that contribute to the decision to donate
blood between infected and uninfected donors may help to identify areas for improving …
blood between infected and uninfected donors may help to identify areas for improving …
Phylogenetic evidence for underreporting of male‐to‐male sex among human immunodeficiency virus–infected donors in the Netherlands and Flanders
TJ van de Laar, D Bezemer, K van Laethem… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Separate transmission networks for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
coexist. Molecular ty** of viral genomes can provide insight in HIV transmission routes in …
coexist. Molecular ty** of viral genomes can provide insight in HIV transmission routes in …
[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and perceptions of blood safety among blood donors in Kelantan, Malaysia
Background Unsafe blood products may cause transfusion-transmissible infections. This
study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of blood donors regarding blood …
study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of blood donors regarding blood …
Blood donation, sexual practices, and self-perceived risk for HIV in the United States among young adult men who have sex with men
Objectives: In the United States, all men who have sex with men (MSM) were banned from
donating blood from 1985 through 2015. In 2016, the guideline was amended such that men …
donating blood from 1985 through 2015. In 2016, the guideline was amended such that men …
Attitudes, perceptions and knowledge among men who have sex with men towards the blood donation deferral policy in Israel
I Levy, L Olmer, Y Livnat, A Yanko, E Shinar - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are permanently deferred from donating
blood in Israel. Pressure to change this policy exists, despite data showing higher …
blood in Israel. Pressure to change this policy exists, despite data showing higher …
Reasons for noncompliance in donor risk reporting regarding male‐to‐male sex
BACKGROUND In the Netherlands men who have had sex with men were permanently
excluded from donating blood or blood products. This study aimed to determine the rate of …
excluded from donating blood or blood products. This study aimed to determine the rate of …
Non‐compliance to infectious disease deferral criteria among Hong Kong's blood donors
SS Lee, EKH Cheung, JNS Leung, CK Lee - Vox Sanguinis, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Donor screening alone cannot eliminate the risk of transfusion‐
transmitted HIV infection. Donor deferral according to established criteria is a supplemental …
transmitted HIV infection. Donor deferral according to established criteria is a supplemental …
Compliance and attitudes of blood donors following transitioning from permanent to 12‐month deferral of men who have sex with men in Hong Kong
Background and Objectives Blood safety hinges not just on the scientific rationale for
deferral period but potential donors' compliance with the prevailing policy. This study aimed …
deferral period but potential donors' compliance with the prevailing policy. This study aimed …
[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic analysis reveals three distinct epidemiological profiles in Dutch and Flemish blood donors with hepatitis B virus infection
TJ van de Laar, VA Van Gaever, P van Swieten… - Virology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract During 2006–2016, hepatitis B virus (HBV) was detected in nearly 400 blood
donors in the Netherlands and Flanders. Donor demographics and self-reported risk factors …
donors in the Netherlands and Flanders. Donor demographics and self-reported risk factors …