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- Title
Screening for babesiosis: where is the policy?
- Authors
Katz, Louis M.; Sayers, Merlyn
- Abstract
The author discusses U.S. government policy regarding donor screening test for transfusion-transmitted babesiosis. The topics discussed include geographic heterogeneity of babesiosis in the U.S., the use of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening for the screening, and cost-effectiveness of screening for babesiosis.
- Subjects
BABESIOSIS; BLOODBORNE infections; POLYMERASE chain reaction; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; BLOOD transfusion; PREVENTION; GOVERNMENT policy; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
Transfusion, 2014, Vol 54, Issue 9, p2154
- ISSN
0041-1132
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/trf.12807