Transfusion Medicine
Study results from F. Vulcano and colleagues in the area of transfusion medicine published
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, April 2nd, 2010
Scientists discuss in 'Italian national survey of blood donors: external quality assessment (EQA) of syphilis testing' new findings in transfusion medicine. "The detection of syphilis among blood donors may reveal high-risk sexual behavior, which can go unreported at the time of donor selection and compromise the safety of the donated blood. In Italy, blood is collected, tested, and distributed by transfusion services (TSs), which also perform outpatient transfusions," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology report.
"Although the TSs must screen for syphilis by law, there are no indications of the specific type of method to be used, generating...
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