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Prevalence and factors associated with transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors in Arua regional blood bank, Uganda

Cwinyaai N, Opio D, Kajumbula H, Zalwango JF, Akunzirwe R,  et al.
2024-09-06 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2024-09-06 • BMC Infectious Diseases

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Blood transfusion services play a key role in modern healthcare delivery. In 2022, approximately 118.5 million blood donations were collected globall...

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Blood transfusion in the care of patients with visceral leishmaniasis: a review of practices in therapeutic efficacy studies

Dahal P, Singh-Phulgenda S, Wilson JM, Cota G, Ritmeijer K,  et al.
2024-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2024-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Blood transfusion remains an important aspect of patient management in visceral leishmaniasis (VL). However, transfusion triggers considered are poorly understood. This review summarises...

Affordable blood culture systems from China: in vitro evaluation for use in resource-limited settings

Hardy L, Vermoesen T, Genbrugge E, Natale A, Franquesa C,  et al.
2024-03-01 • EBioMedicine
2024-03-01 • EBioMedicine
BACKGROUND
Bloodstream infections (BSI) pose a significant threat due to high mortality rates and the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In 2019, an estimated 4.95 m...

Factors influencing the return of inactive blood donors in a Cameroonian blood bank

Ndoumba AM, Tagny CT, Nzedzou G, Mbanya D
2020-04-19 • Transfusion Clinique et Biologique
2020-04-19 • Transfusion Clinique et Biologique
Identify factors that influence the return of donors to increase their loyalty while improving blood safety is crucial in our context. Between October 2017 and April 2018, we conducted a...

Hidden dangers-prevalence of blood borne pathogens, hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilis, among blood donors in Sierra Leone in 2016: opportunities for improvement: a retrospective, cross-sectional study

Yambasu EE, Reid AJ, Owiti P, Manzi M, Sia Murray MJ,  et al.
2017-12-31 • Pan African Medical Journal
2017-12-31 • Pan African Medical Journal
INTRODUCTION
Transmissible blood-borne infections are a serious threat to blood transfusion safety in West African countries; and yet blood remains a key therapeutic product in the c...

HIV prevalence and demographic risk factors in blood donors

Zachariah R, Harries AD, Nkhoma W, Arendt V, Spielmann M P,  et al.
2002-02-01 • East African Medical Journal
2002-02-01 • East African Medical Journal
OBJECTIVES: To estimate HIV prevalence in various blood donor populations, to identity sociodemographic risk factors associated with prevalent HIV and to assess the feasibility of offeri...