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Med Clin (Barc)
; 116(11): 413-5, 2001 Mar 24.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11333688
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: To reduce the risk of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by blood products some countries exclude persons who have spent six months or more cumulatively in the United Kingdom as blood donors. METHOD: We asked our donors about this selection criteria to evaluate the loss of blood donors and donations in case of implementation of this measure. RESULTS: 11,681 donors and 1,648 refused persons were analyzed. 123 (1.05%) and 11 (0.66%) respectively fulfilled this criteria. CONCLUSIONS: In case of implementation of this selection criteria 1% of blood donors and 1.77% blood donations would be lost.
Subject(s)
Blood Donors , Blood Transfusion/standards , Adolescent , Adult , Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/prevention & control , Female , Humans , Male , Spain , Time Factors , United Kingdom
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Sangre (Barc)
; 29(3): 310-3, 1984.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6548321