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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Blood screening"”.
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Robust Post-donation Blood Screening under Limited Information
Blood products are essential components of any healthcare system, and their safety, in terms of being free of transfusion-transmittable infections, is crucial. While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States requires all blood donations to be tested for a set of infections, it …
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The impact of population based faecal occult blood screening on colorectal cancer
… out to assess the impact of guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT) screening on colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality and associated outcomes in a true population based screening programme.<br/>Using data from the Scottish arm of the UK demonstration pilot of gFOBT screening for CRC, all residents in …
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Chagas disease, need and progress made in implementing donor blood screening in the United States.
… or mucosa to infected feces from a reduviid bug, blood transfusion or congenitally. It is estimated that there are between 50,000-100,000 infected individuals in the United States.\r\nMethods: This is a narrative review of medical and veterinary literature published in peer reviewed journals in …
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Optimal Allocation of Resources for Screening of Donated Blood
Blood products, either whole blood or its components, are vital healthcare commodities for patients across all age groups, multiple diagnoses, and in a variety of settings. Meanwhile, blood shortages are common, and are projected to significantly increase in the near future in both developing and …
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A Novel Antibody Detection Technique Using the Agglutination of Surface Displaying Yeasts
Blood screening for disease in the developing world remains an enormous challenge despite significant advances in modern biotechnology. Simple, affordable, and easily deployed tools for antibody detection in blood and other fluids are still desperately needed. A simple yeast-based agglutination …