TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Health Organization.
TI  - Screening donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections: recommendations
SN  - 924154788X (spiral bound : pbk.)
AV  - RM171 .S38 2010
U1  - 615.3/9 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - Blood
KW  - Transfusion
KW  - Complications
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Blood donors
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Blood Transfusion
KW  - adverse effects
KW  - standards
KW  - Disease Transmission, Infectious
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - Donor Selection
KW  - National Health Programs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62); Introduction -- National blood screening programme for transfusion-transmissible infections -- Screening essays -- Screening for transfusion-transmissible infections -- Blood screening, quarantine and release -- Confirmatory testing and blood donor management -- Quality systems in blood screening; Also available via the World Wide Web
N2  - "The establishment of systems to ensure that all donated blood is screened for transfusion-transmissible infections is a core component of every national blood programme. Globally, however, there are significant variations in the extent to which donated blood is screened, the screening strategies adopted and the overall quality and effectiveness of the blood screening process. As a result, in many countries the recipients of blood and blood products remain at unacceptable risk of acquiring life-threatening infections that could easily be prevented. These recommendations are designed to support countries in establishing effective national programmes to ensure 100% quality-assured screening of donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections. In countries where systems are not yet fully in place, the recommendations will be helpful in instituting a step-wise process to implement them."--Publisher's description
UR  - www.who.int/.../bloodsafety/ScreeningDonatedBloodforTransfusion.pdf
UR  - http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/BCT_WHO-Recommendations-09.pdf
UR  - http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/39863
ER  -