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Publikováno v:
Transfusion. 52:1931-1939
BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasitic infection endemic in Central and Southern America, but is spreading into nonendemic countries with migration of infected individuals from endemic countries. The parasite is transmitted by transfusion or tr
Autor:
Nicky Connor, Yimmy Chow, Syed M. A. Zaman, Gillian Elam, Patricia Hewitt, Hester J.T. Ward, Theresa M. Marteau, Katie Oakley
Publikováno v:
Neuroepidemiology. 36:274-281
Background: The study objective was to describe the emotional and behavioural responses to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) risk notification. Methods: A qualitative study using 11 participants’ interviews, which were analysed thematically with Fram
Autor:
Robert G. Will, Charlotte Llewelyn, N. Connor, Anna Molesworth, Patricia Hewitt, Hester J.T. Ward, Richard Knight, Jan Mackenzie
Publikováno v:
Vox Sanguinis. 97:207-210
Background The risk to public health of onward transmission of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) via blood transfusion and plasma product administration is of on-going concern, particularly with the recent reported detection of abnormal prio
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Haematology. 63:241-245
Alloimmunization to red cell antigens contributes to morbidity in transfused patients. It has been recommended that blood for sickle cell patients need not be matched for antigens other than ABO and Rh(D), as there is no greater incidence of antibody
Autor:
Patricia Hewitt
Publikováno v:
Public Health. 120:1098-1101
I want to set out my vision of why public health is central to the next stage of the 10-year programme of improvements and reforms that the government is making in health and social care. My argument comprises three components. First, public health i
Publikováno v:
Clinical Ethics. 1:172-178
UK blood services, supported by the Health Protection Agency/Health Protection Scotland, carried out an exercise over the summer of 2005 to notify 110 donors whose blood was transfused to three recipients who later developed vCJD. These donors were t
Publikováno v:
Vox Sanguinis. 89:77-80
Background and Objectives Although uncommon, five cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria have been documented in England over the last 20 years. With the reappearance onto the market of high-quality malaria antibody assays, and by utilizing the res
Publikováno v:
Retrovirology
Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus (HTLV) prevalence is low in the UK, but higher in individuals originating from endemic countries. Anti-HTLV screening of all blood donations was introduced in 2002 to reduce the risk of transfusion transmission. The UK
Autor:
Patricia Hewitt
Publikováno v:
info. 2:341-345
Argues, despite much criticism, that the recently completed auction of 3G mobile services was the best possible basis for successful and early exploitation of 3G technologies in the UK. Discuses the benefits of auctions and the argument that high lic
Publikováno v:
BMJ. 320:403-406
Objectives: To follow up recipients of 20 000 units of blood to identify any transmissions of infections through blood transfusion. Design: Follow up study of recipients of transfusion. Setting: 22 hospitals in north London. Participant: Adult patien