087CE: Transfusion-transmitted Infections with Suchi Pandey
Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast
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The FDA's Guidance on Regional Blood Testing for Babesia
About 25% of our transfusion transmitted Babesia cases are reported from 15 high risk states and areas. So, these are almost all kind of focused in the Midwest and the Northeast. The guidance that the FDA released in 2019 recommends that if you are collecting in any of those high risk states or areas that you need to perform year-round nucleic acid testing with a licensed test on all your blood donations.
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