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Comment
. 2013 Oct;53(10 Pt 2):2375-83.
doi: 10.1111/trf.12371. Epub 2013 Aug 9.

Transfusion-transmitted emerging infectious diseases: 30 years of challenges and progress

Susan L Stramer  1 , Roger Y Dodd; AABB Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases Subgroup
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Comment

Transfusion-transmitted emerging infectious diseases: 30 years of challenges and progress

Susan L Stramer et al. Transfusion. 2013 Oct.
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Figure 1
Successive versions of HIV immunoassays: (A) Abbott Diagnostics; (B) Bio‐Rad.
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Figure 2
Patterns of key characteristics of transfusion‐transmissible (TT) EID agents. Those listed to the left of the arrow are the traditional TT agents of concern up to the year 2000, while those to the right are selected recent TT‐EID agents.
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Figure 3
Outline of AABB EID subgroup's toolkit including the framework for recognition, assessment, and management of EID agents for risk of transfusion‐associated transmission and disease. SOP = standard operating procedure.
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