Session Information
AABB Annual Meeting & CTTXPO 2011
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Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases: Miscellaneous Viruses
Track
:
Oral Abstracts
Program Code:
010A
Date:
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Time:
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
PST
Location:
28 C/D
MODERATOR
(S):
Michael Busch, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Research & Scientific Affairs, BSI; & Director, BSRI, Blood Systems, Inc.; & Blood Systems Research Institute
Margaret Fearon, MD
- Describe the relationship between duration and level of viremia to symptomatic disease in persons infected with West Nile virus and relate these findings to sample type assayed (whole blood vs. plasma).
- Learn about the projected impact of a potential travel deferral of blood donors to mitigate dengue transmission risk in the U.S. and respective yields of an investigational antigen test vis-à-vis dengue NAT screening in blood donors.
- Relate new findings on lack of evidence of XMRV transmission via blood transfusion to published prior reports and the controversy surrounding this retrovirus.
| 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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