Blood discard rate and the prevalence of infectious and contagious diseases in blood donors from provincial towns of the state of Parana, Brazil

Blood discard rate and the prevalence of infectious and contagious diseases in blood donors from provincial towns of the state of Parana, Brazil

Background: So that an improvement in the selection of donors can be achieved and the risk to the recipient of transfused blood can be reduced, prospective donors are submitted to clinical and serological screening. Objective: This study investigated the blood discard rate and the rate of infec...

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Main Authors: Sueli Donizete Borelli, Jocimara Costa Mazzola, Alessandra Cristina Gobbi Matta, Angelica Yukari Takemoto, Marta Bertoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Hemotherapy service
Serology
Blood bank
Quality control
Blood donors/statistics & numerical data
Blood safety
Hepatitis C/blood
Biological markers
Brazil
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