Use of a NAT-based assay to improve the surveillance system and prevent transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks

Use of a NAT-based assay to improve the surveillance system and prevent transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks

Abstract Background Malaria can be transmitted by blood transfusion through donations collected from asymptomatic donors. Transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) poses a great risk to blood services worldwide. A good screening tool for Plasmodium spp. detection in blood banks must have a high sensitiv...

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Main Authors: Daniele Rocha, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, José Marcelo Hipólito Carneiro, Marisa Ribeiro, Sthefanie Ribeiro, Daniela Tupy de Godoy, Anne Cristine Gomes de Almeida, Elisabete Ferreira de Andrade, Cláudia Maria de Moura Abrahim, Nelson Abrahim Fraiji, Antonio Gomes Pinto Ferreira, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Rodrigo Brindeiro, Amilcar Tanuri, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda, Patrícia Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium
Molecular diagnostic
Blood transfusion
Transfusion-transmitted malaria
Hemovigilance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03345-y

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