Blood safety in the new millennium /
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| Imprint: | Bethesda, Md. : American Association of Blood Banks, c2001. |
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| Description: | xvi, 236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7734098 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Emily Cooley Memorial Lecturer
- 1.. "There's Something About Blood": A Scientific Perspective on Blood Donor Qualification
- Behavioral Science and Blood Banking
- Current Issues in Blood Donor Qualification
- Improving the Donor Qualification Process
- Research Tools to Evaluate the Donor Qualification Process
- Focus Groups
- Computer-Assisted Blood Donor Screening Interview
- Recommendations
- References
- 2.. Closing the Windows on Viral Transmission by Blood Transfusion
- Window Period Dynamics
- Application of Window Period Dynamics to Projections of Yield
- Cost-Effectiveness of Donor Screening Strategies
- Conclusions
- References
- 3.. Parasites and Other Emergent Infectious Agents
- Concepts of Emergence
- Chagas' Disease
- Babesiosis
- Malaria
- Ehrlichiosis
- Donor Management
- Conclusions
- References
- 4.. Transfusion Safety When You Don't Know What You Are Looking for: Issues Related to Emerging Pathogens
- Categories of Emerging Pathogens Relevant to Transfusion Medicine
- Monitoring Emerging Pathogens and Assessing Their Risk for Transfusion Recipients
- Emerging Pathogens and Screening Interventions: Two Policy Scenarios
- Conclusion: Establishing an Infrastructure for Rapid Response Capability
- References
- 5.. Germs, Gels, and Genomes: A Personal Recollection of 30 Years in Blood Safety Testing
- Syphilis and Hepatitis: The Early Days
- The Problem of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis: Days of Confusion
- HIV/AIDS: Days of Turmoil
- The Impact of AIDS: A Move toward "Zero Risk"
- Biotechnology Makes Its Mark
- Window Dressing: Risk Rehabilitated
- NAT: Jumping into the Gene Pool
- Inactivation of Pathogens
- Whither (or Wither) Confirmatory Testing?
- Are We Marching Backward into the Future?
- Comment
- References
- 6.. Recovery, Persistence, and Sequelae in HCV Infection: A Perspective on Long-Term Outcome
- Introduction
- Historic Perspective
- Mechanisms of Virus Persistence and the Pathogenesis of Chronic Hepatitis
- Hepatitis C Outcome Based on Patients Referred for Chronic Liver Disease
- Outcome Based on Long-Term Follow-Up of Acute Hepatitis C
- Outcome Based on Cohorts Studied Long After a Defined Parenteral Exposure
- Conclusions
- References
- 7.. Cellular Risks of Blood Transfusion: Cancer and Cell-Associated Infections
- Transfusion-Transmitted Cancer?
- Cell-Associated Infections
- Summary
- References
- 8.. Making Decisions to Improve Transfusion Safety
- Setting Goals and Judging Outcomes
- Blood Safety: How Gilded the Lily?
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- References
- Index