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- Title
International Forum on Management of Blood Donors with Culture‐Positive Platelet Donations: Summary.
- Authors
Vassallo, Ralph; Kamel, Hany; Goel, Ruchika; Al‐Riyami, Arwa Z.; Al Muharrmi, Zakariya; Jacquot, Cyril; Ramirez‐Arcos, Sandra; Khandelwal, Aditi; Goldman, Mindy; Hands, Katie; McLintock, Lorna; Mitchell, Heather; Wendel, Silvano; Scuracchio, Patrícia; Fachini, Roberta; Pettersson, Sandra M.; Bengtsson, Jesper; Brailsford, Susan R.; Tossell, Joanne; Amorim, Luiz
- Abstract
This document summarizes an International Forum on the management of blood donors with culture-positive platelet donations. It includes responses from 13 blood collection establishments (BCEs) and describes their evaluation strategies for different contamination scenarios. The document provides information on the demographics and culture strategies of the participating BCEs, highlighting the variations in timing, volume, and hold time for culture. The article discusses the variability and heterogeneity in practices and protocols used by blood collectors internationally, emphasizing the need for standardization and proactive management of donors with culture-positive platelet donations.
- Subjects
BLOOD donors; BLOOD platelets; BLOOD collection; FORUMS
- Publication
Vox Sanguinis, 2023, Vol 118, Issue 11, p997
- ISSN
0042-9007
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vox.13519