Transplantation (Guidelines)
"Results of a Survey of Infectious Disease Testing Practices by Organ Procurement Organizations in the United States."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 1st, 1997
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Transplantation, "Background: Information related to infectious disease testing policies and practices of organ procurement organizations in the United States does not currently exist. Methods: A total of 63 organ procurement organizations in the United States were surveyed during May 1996. Participants responded to a detailed questionnaire concerning infectious disease tests performed for tissue and solid organ donors and policies related to the reporting and notification of positive test results. Results: The response rate was 77.8%. The majority of testing is performed by hospital laboratories...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1997-09-01)
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