Session Information
AABB Annual Meeting and CTTXPO 2010
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Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases: Current Topics in Bacterial Contamination and Parasitic Diseases
Track
:
Oral Abstracts
Program Code:
030F
Date:
Monday, October 11, 2010
Time:
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
EST
Location:
343/344
MODERATOR
(S):
Stephen Wagner, PhD, Interim Head, Blood Components Department, American Red Cross
Louis Katz, MD
Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Contrast rates of residual bacterial contamination of apheresis platelets detected by a commercial rapid test (Verax Pan Genera) before platelet release to patients in a multi-site U.S. study with those detected by culture after 7 days of storage in a Dutch study.
- Quantify the increase in cost-effectiveness of pathogen reduction technology applied to plasma and platelet components after removal of redundant interventions.
- Discuss the results of T. Cruzi lookback studies, including two cases of apparent Chagas transmission via separate platelet donations from a T.Cruzi positive donor.
- Evaluate the evidence for T. Cruzi transmissions via the parasite’s natural vector, so-called autochthonous infections, in the U.S.
| CE Category | CE Value |
|---|---|
| California Clinical Laboratory Personnel | 1.5 |
| California Nurse | 1.8 |
| Florida Laboratory Personnel | 1.8 |
| General Attendee | 1.5 |
| Physician | 1.5 |
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