Publications by authors named "Isabel Page"
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- Nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) is a method used to check blood donations for harmful viruses to keep people safe.
- In 2019, a global survey showed that countries mostly followed government rules for testing blood for viruses like HIV and hepatitis.
- The results indicated a trend towards using individual samples for testing instead of larger pools to improve safety in blood donations.
Article Synopsis
- The project reviewed the global use of nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) in blood services to detect viral and parasite nucleic acids and reduce transfusion-related infections.
- A survey conducted among members of the International Society of Blood Transfusion revealed a significant increase in NAT adoption over the past decade, with data showing low but notable positivity rates for various viruses in blood donations.
- While NAT has enhanced blood transfusion safety worldwide, there is a call to address economic barriers that prevent some regions from implementing these important testing methods.
Background: The vast majority of COVID-19 cases both symptomatic and asymptomatic develop immunity after COVID-19 contagion. Whether lasting differences exist between infection and vaccination boosted immunity is yet to be known. The aim of this study was to determine how long total anti-SARS-CoV2 antibodies due to past infection persist in peripheral blood and whether sex, age or haematological features can influence their lasting.
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