Blood Screening for Influenza
oleh: Michael Kai Hourfar, Anna Themann, Markus Eickmann, Pilaipan Puthavathana, Thomas Laue, Erhard Seifried, Michael Schmidt
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Influenza viruses, including highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1), could threaten blood safety. We analyzed 10,272 blood donor samples with a minipool nucleic acid amplication technique. Analytical sensitivity of the method was 804 geq/mL and 444 geq/mL for generic influenza primers and influenza (H5N1) subtype–specific primers. This study demonstrates that such screening for influenza viruses is feasible.