Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29669792›Full record

ReviewJournal of clinical microbiology2018

Transfusion-Transmitted Infections: an Update on Product Screening, Diagnostic Techniques, and the Path Ahead.

Christina L Dean, Jenna Wade, John D Roback

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Review in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Prevalence and Residual Risk of HIV in Volunteer Blood Donors of Zhejiang Province, China, from 2018 to 2022.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christina L DeanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA cdean6@emory.edu.
Jenna WadeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
John D RobackDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mandated testing of blood components for infectious diseases, to prevent transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs), began in the 1950s. Since then, changes in predonation questionnaires and advances in testing techniques have afforded more sensitive and specific tests for pathogens, in addition to allowing earlier detection. Given that these approaches have very low but detectable failure rates, the recent development and implementation of proactive pathogen reduction approaches is the new forefront of TTI prevention strategies. With globalization and the ability of pathogens to evolve rapidly, continuous redefining of testing standards and laboratory techniques is paramount for maintaining a safe blood supply.

Indexed as

Blood DonorsBloodBlood TransfusionClinical Laboratory TechniquesCommunicable DiseasesHumansMass ScreeningPatient SafetyTransfusion Reactioninfectious disease

Identifiers

PMID29669792
PMCPMC6018323

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