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Kreuger AL, Haasnoot GW, Somers JAE, Tomson B, van der Bon JG, van Kraaij MGJ, Weller CM. Ensuring HLA-matched platelet support requires an ethnic diverse donor population. Transfusion 2020; 60:940-946. [PMID: 32086954 PMCID: PMC7317777 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients refractory for platelet transfusions benefit from human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‐matched platelet transfusions. Differences in ethnic background of patients and donors could hamper the availability of sufficient numbers of HLA‐matched donors for all patients. We evaluated our HLA‐matched donor program and explored the role of ethnic background of patients related to the number of available donors. METHODS We performed a cohort study among consecutive patients who received HLA‐matched platelet concentrates in the Netherlands between 1994 and 2017. The number of available matched donors was determined per patient. Haplotypes were constructed from genotypes with computer software (PyPop). Based on haplotypes, HaploStats, an algorithm from the National Marrow Donor Program, was used to assess the most likely ethnic background for patients with 5 or fewer and 30 or more donors. RESULTS HLA typing was available for 19,478 donors in September 2017. A total of 1206 patients received 12,350 HLA‐matched transfusions. A median of 83 (interquartile range, 18‐266) donors were available per patient. For 95 (10.3%) patients, 5 or fewer donors were available. These patients were more likely to have an African American background, whereas patients with 30 or more donors were more often from Caucasian origin, compared with Caucasian origin for patients with 30 donors. CONCLUSION Adequate transfusion support could be guaranteed for most but not all refractory patients. More non‐Caucasian donors are required to ensure the availability of HLA‐matched donors for all patients in the Netherlands.
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- Aukje L Kreuger
- Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohaematology and Blood transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Center, Rotterdam
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- Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Unit Donor Affairs, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Danovic F, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Koopman RWW, van Kraaij MGJ. [Blood safety in the Netherlands: prevention of blood-transmitted infections]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2020; 164:D4060. [PMID: 32186817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Amongst the various blood-safety measures to prevent blood-transmitted infections in transfusion recipients, the most important are the selection of blood donors and the testing for infections of the donations. A look-back procedure aims to inform hospitals about potentially infected blood products and to trace the relevant recipients. The opposite, reverse look-back, can also occur: following a report that a patient has an infection of which blood transfusion may be the possible source, all possibly implicated donors will be screened for the particular agent. Over the period 2007-2017, 84 look-backs were carried out by the Dutch blood product organisation Sanquin. Transmission via blood products of the human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, human T-cell Lymphotropic virus or Treponema pallidum were not found. Look-back identified four recipients with hepatitis-B virus infection. These recipients had received a blood product from donors with an occult chronic hepatitis-B virus infection. In the Netherlands, the risks associated with transmission of infection through blood products are minimal; however, transmission may still occur, despite extensive blood-safety measures.
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- Fikreta Danovic
- Sanquin Bloedbank, Unit Transfusiegeneeskunde,Amsterdam
- Contact: Fikreta Danovic
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Bruun MT, Yazer MH, Spinella PC, Titlestad K, Lozano M, Delaney M, Lejdarová H, Pavlova D, Trakhtman P, Starostin N, Zhiburt E, van Kraaij MGJ, Huisman E, Kutner JM, Sakashita AM, Yokoyama APH, Zubicaray J, Sevilla J, Okazaki H, Hiwatari M, Nagura Y, Manzini PM, Facco G, Pecoraro C, Singh L, Hans R, Sharma RR, Kumar P, Wikman A, Deschmann E, Kaur H, Mei Lam JC, Ying Ho SK, Koh PL, Moss R, New HV, Kinmonth A, Comande M, Savoia H, Crighton G, Yacobovich J, Yahalom V, Lau W. Vox Sanguinis International Forum on paediatric indications for blood component transfusion. Vox Sang 2019; 114:e36-e90. [PMID: 31087343 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Division, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA.,Transfusion Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA.,Pathology & Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Transfusion and Tissue Department, University Hospital Brno, Jihlavská 20, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Blood Transfusion Unit, Department of Health of Moscow, Children's City Clinical Hospital of St. Vladimir, Stroiteley Str/17-1-80, Moscow, 119311, Russia
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- Russian National Centre for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, 1, Samori Mashela str., Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Russian National Centre for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, 1, Samori Mashela str., Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, 70, Nizhnyaya Pervomayskaya Street, Moscow, Russia
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- Donor and Medical Affairs, Sanquin Blood Bank, P.O. Box 9137, Amsterdam, 1006 AC, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Hemoterapia, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Av. Albert Einstein, 627 - Banco de Sangue, São Paulo, 05651-091, Brazil
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- Departamento de Hemoterapia, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Av. Albert Einstein, 627 - Banco de Sangue, São Paulo, 05651-091, Brazil
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Av. Albert Einstein, 627 - Banco de Sangue, São Paulo, 05651-091, Brazil
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- Hematología y Hemoterapia, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Avenida Menéndez Pelayo 65, Madrid, 28009, Spain
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- Hematología y Hemoterapia, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Avenida Menéndez Pelayo 65, Madrid, 28009, Spain
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- SC Banca del Sangue Servizio di Immunoematologia, University Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Corso Bramante 88, Torino, 10126, Italy
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- S.S.D. Medicina Trasfusionale Materno Infantile Traumatologica, University Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Piazza Polonia 94, Torino, 10126, Italy
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- SC Banca del Sangue Servizio di Immunoematologia, University Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Corso Bramante 88, Torino, 10126, Italy
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology National University Hospital, Paediatric Transfusion Medicine Consultant in NHS Blood and Transplant/Imperial College, Charcot Road, London, NW9 5BG, UK
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- Blood Services Group, Health Sciences Authority, 11 Outram Road, Singapore City, 169078, Singapore
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- Haematology Laboratory and Blood Bank, KK Women's and Children Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore City, 229899, Singapore.,Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Service, KK Women's and Children Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore City, 229899, Singapore
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- Department of Neonatology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore City, 169608, Singapore
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- Division of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore City, 119 074, Singapore
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Camelia Botnar Laboratories, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Paediatric Transfusion Medicine, Consultant in NHS Blood and Transplant/Imperial College, Charcot Road, London, NW9 5BG, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Transfusion Committee, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Bruun MT, Yazer MH, Spinella PC, Titlestad K, Lozano M, Delaney M, Lejdarová H, Pavlova DE, Trakhtman P, Starostin N, Zhiburt E, van Kraaij MGJ, Huisman E, Kutner JM, Sakashita AM, Yokoyama APH, Zubicaray J, Sevilla J, Okazaki H, Hiwatari M, Nagura Y, Manzini PM, Facco G, Avdis C, Singh L, Hans R, Sharma RR, Kumar P, Wikman A, Deschmann E, Kaur H, Mei JLC, Ying SHK, Pei Lin K, New HV, Moss R, Kinmonth A, Comande M, Savoia H, Crighton G, Yacobovich J, Yahalom V, Lau W. Vox Sanguinis International Forum on paediatric indications for blood component transfusion: Summary. Vox Sang 2019; 114:523-530. [PMID: 31087379 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Mie Topholm Bruun
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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van Sambeeck JHJ, de Wit PD, Luken J, Veldhuisen B, van den Hurk K, van Dongen A, Koopman MMW, van Kraaij MGJ, van der Schoot CE, Schonewille H, de Kort WLAM, Janssen MP. A Conceptual Framework for Optimizing Blood Matching Strategies: Balancing Patient Complications Against Total Costs Incurred. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 5:199. [PMID: 30090809 PMCID: PMC6069448 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Alloimmunization is currently the most frequent adverse blood transfusion event. Whilst completely matched donor blood would nullify the alloimmunization risk, this is practically infeasible. Current matching strategies therefore aim at matching a limited number of blood groups only, and have evolved over time by systematically including matching strategies for those blood groups for which (serious) alloimmunization complications most frequently occurred. An optimal matching strategy for controlling the risk of alloimmunization however, would balance alloimmunization complications and costs within the entire blood supply chain, whilst fulfilling all practical requirements and limitations. In this article the outline of an integrated blood management model is described and various potential challenges and prospects foreseen with the development of such a model are discussed.
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- Joost H J van Sambeeck
- Department of Transfusion Technology Assessment, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Donor Affairs, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Transfusion Technology Assessment, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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van den Hurk K, van Kraaij MGJ, Zalpuri S. Lessons from the INTERVAL study. Lancet 2018; 391:2604-2605. [PMID: 30070219 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30795-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Katja van den Hurk
- Department of Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam 1066CX, Netherlands.
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- Units Donor Affairs and Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam 1066CX, Netherlands
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Schotten N, Zalpuri S, Pasker-de Jong PCM, Swinkels DW, van den Hurk K, de Kort WLAM, van Kraaij MGJ, van Noord PAH. Utility of zinc protoporphyrin in management of whole blood donors. Transfusion 2018; 58:692-700. [PMID: 29377138 DOI: 10.1111/trf.14480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Deferral for low hemoglobin (Hb) increases the likelihood that donors do not return for future donations. Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) has been described as a sensitive marker of iron-deficient erythropoiesis, before Hb decreases. It is a relatively cheap, rapid, and easy-to-perform measurement in a drop of whole blood. To assess the utility of ZPP measurement in donor management we examined whether ZPP and Hb levels among first-time donors differ from repeat donors. We further explored whether ZPP increases over subsequent donations at a donor population level and whether increasing ZPP levels coincide with decreasing Hb levels and donor deferral. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We included first-time (n = 4983) and repeat (n = 3533) whole blood donors from the ZPP and Iron in the Netherlands Cohort (ZINC) study. ZPP and Hb were measured at each subsequent donation during a 4-year period after inclusion in the study. RESULTS Median ZPP levels were higher in repeat than in first-time donors. In first-time donors, especially women, ZPP levels were increased with a corresponding decline in Hb levels over subsequent donations. ZPP levels were increased among first-time donors deferred for low Hb. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that adding ZPP to Hb measurements in the daily blood collection setting, especially for first-time donors and first-time female donors may add to the identification of a donor subpopulation with low functional iron stores.
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- Nienke Schotten
- Department Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Meander Academy, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Donor Affairs and Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Kranenburg FJ, Kreuger AL, Arbous MS, Laeijendecker D, van Kraaij MGJ. The effect of World Blood Donor Day on digital information seeking and donor recruitment. Transfusion 2017; 57:2458-2462. [PMID: 28656684 DOI: 10.1111/trf.14228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is to raise awareness for the importance of blood donation. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of WBDD on digital information seeking and donor recruitment. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Google Trends data were used to quantify seeking behavior on "blood donation" and "blood donor." Differences in relative search volume (RSV) between the 3 weeks surrounding WBDD and the rest of the year were calculated. Second, mean differences in RSV were compared to assess the additional effect of hosting using translated search terms. Third, we compared the period around WBDD with the control period regarding page views of the Sanquin website and Facebook likes and number of newly registered donors in 2016. RESULTS The mean RSV for "blood donation" in the period of interest was 78.6, compared to 72.1 in the control period (difference, 6.5; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.2-11.8). For "blood donor" this was 78.9 compared to 65.9 (difference, 12.9; 95% CI, 8.1-17.8). We found no additional effect of hosting. In the period of interest, the website of Sanquin was visited 6862 times a day and 4293 times in the control period (difference, 2569; 95% CI, 1687-3451). In June 2016, 54.6% (95% CI, 53.0-56.2) more new donors were registered compared to the control period. CONCLUSION An international campaign like WBDD raises the awareness of blood donation and is effective in convincing people to register as blood donors.
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- Floris J Kranenburg
- Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research Leiden, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Unit Donor Affairs, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Hoeks MPA, Kranenburg FJ, Middelburg RA, van Kraaij MGJ, Zwaginga JJ. Impact of red blood cell transfusion strategies in haemato-oncological patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Haematol 2017; 178:137-151. [PMID: 28589623 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Haemato-oncological patients receive many red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, however evidence-based guidelines are lacking. Our aim is to quantify the effect of restrictive and liberal RBC transfusion strategies on clinical outcomes and blood use in haemato-oncological patients. A literature search, last updated on 11 August 2016, was performed in PubMed, EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) and Academic Search Premier without restrictions on language and year of publication. Randomized controlled trials and observational studies that compared different RBC transfusion strategies in haemato-oncological patients were eligible for inclusion. Risk of bias assessment according to the Cochrane collaboration's tool and Newcastle-Ottawa scale was performed. After removing duplicates, 1142 publications were identified. Eventually, 15 studies were included, reporting on 2636 patients. The pooled relative risk for mortality was 0·68 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0·46-1·01] in favour of the restrictive strategy. The mean RBC use was reduced with 1·40 units (95% CI 0·70-2·09) per transfused patient per therapy cycle in the restrictive strategy group. There were no differences in safety outcomes. All currently available evidence suggests that restrictive strategies do not have a negative impact regarding clinical outcomes in haemato-oncological patients, while it reduces RBC use and associated costs.
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- Marlijn P A Hoeks
- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Unit Donor Affairs, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Immuno-haematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Schotten N, Laarakkers CMM, Roelofs RW, Origa R, van Kraaij MGJ, Swinkels DW. EPO and hepcidin plasma concentrations in blood donors and β-thalassemia intermedia are not related to commercially tested plasma ERFE concentrations. Am J Hematol 2017; 92:E29-E31. [PMID: 28033686 PMCID: PMC5324624 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nienke Schotten
- Department Donor StudiesSanquin ResearchAmsterdam the Netherlands
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud university medical centerNijmegen the Netherlands
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud university medical centerNijmegen the Netherlands
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- Ospedale Microcitemico‐Department of Medical Sciences and Public HealthUniversity of CagliariCagliari Italy
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- Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Laboratory MedicineRadboud university medical centerNijmegen the Netherlands
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A number of disorders cause iron overload: some are of genetic origin, such as hereditary haemochromatosis, while others are acquired, for instance due to repeated transfusions. This article reviews the treatment options for hereditary haemochromatosis, with special attention to the use of erythrocytapheresis. In general, therapy is based on the removal of excess body iron, for which ferritin levels are used to monitor the effectiveness of treatment. For many decades phlebotomy has been widely accepted as the standard treatment. Recent publications suggest that erythrocytapheresis, as a more individualized treatment, can provide a good balance between effectiveness, tolerability and costs. Other treatments like oral chelators and proton pomp inhibitors, which are used in selected patients, create the possibility to further individualize treatment of hereditary haemochromatosis. In the future, hepcidin-targeted therapy could provide a more fundamental approach to treatment.
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- Eva Rombout-Sestrienkova
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Supply, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Supply, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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BACKGROUND Since 2007, large outbreaks of Q fever occurred in the Netherlands. The unprecedented number of Q fever infections resulted in the need for the Dutch blood transfusion service to evaluate the risk of transmission of Coxiella burnetii via blood. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A lookback procedure (recipient tracing) was performed for transfused blood products of whole blood donors with confirmed C. burnetii infection within 3 weeks before to 3 weeks after blood donation. Repository samples of index donations were tested with real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for C. burnetii DNA. Hospitals were asked to review the medical records of recipients and-if considered necessary-to test the recipients for infection with C. burnetii. RESULTS From 2007 through 2011, a total of 33 blood donors notified the blood bank of infection with C. burnetii. Thirteen donations fulfilled the criteria for a lookback procedure (18 blood products). C. burnetii PCR was positive in 1 of 13 repository samples of index donations. Blood products were transfused to 18 recipients. Information was retrieved from 12 of them; seven were tested for C. burnetii. Two recipients showed positive serology. However, transmission of C. burnetii via transfusion was unlikely, especially since most recipients lived in the same Q fever-affected area as the donors. CONCLUSION Blood donors who have clinical Q fever around the time of blood donation are unlikely to test positive for C. burnetii by PCR in repository samples. Transmission of C. burnetii via transfusion of blood products could not be demonstrated in a lookback exercise.
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Rombout-Sestrienkova E, van Deursen CTBM, Janssen MCH, van Kraaij MGJ, de Leeuw PW, Koek GH. [Erythrocytapheresis for hereditary haemochromatosis]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2012; 156:A4745. [PMID: 22759710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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With a prevalence of 0.4%, hereditary haemochromatosis is the most common autosomal-recessive genetic disease in Northern Europe. Hereditary haemochromatosis is characterized by an increase in the absorption of iron. This consequently leads to the excessive deposition of iron in tissues and organs with resultant functional impairment. Early-stage treatment can prevent complications resulting from the accumulation of iron. The standard treatment for hereditary haemochromatosis is phlebotomy, whereby 500 ml of whole blood is removed once a week until serum ferritin levels of 50-100 μg/l are achieved. After this, the patient must undergo lifelong maintenance treatment consisting of 3-6 phlebotomies per year on average. An alternative treatment is erythrocytapheresis, the selective removal of erythrocytes by way of apheresis. This procedure makes it is possible to collect more erythrocytes than during phlebotomy, resulting in significantly fewer treatment sessions being needed for the initial removal of overabundant iron.
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Boekhorst J, Verbruggen B, Lavergne JM, Costa JM, Schoormans SCM, Brons PPT, van Kraaij MGJ, Nováková IRO, van Heerde WL. Thirteen novel mutations in the factor VIII gene in the Nijmegen haemophilia A patient population. Br J Haematol 2005; 131:109-17. [PMID: 16173970 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05737.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The development of neutralising antibodies to factor VIII (FVIII) is a major complication of haemophilia A (HA) therapy. We aimed to construct an individual risk profile for the development of inhibitors in HA and started by screening for the causative mutation in our HA patient population. A total of 109 patients and 28 carriers were screened. The analysis revealed 38 different mutations in the FVIII gene, of which 13 have not been described on the Haemophilia A Mutation, Search, Test and Resource Site (HAMSTeRS). Twenty-five mutations have been reported previously and all except two had a similar phenotype to what has been described. Three novel mutations were associated with severe HA: one non-missense mutation, a small insertion in the A2 domain, and two missense mutations, a H256R mutation in the A1 domain and a L2025P substitution in the C1 domain. One novel mutation, Y156C, was associated with moderate HA. Nine novel mutations caused mild HA. The P130R, D167E and V278M mutations are located in the A1 domain. R439C, Y511H, A544G and Q645H in the A2 domain, L1758F in the A3 domain and a S2157R mutation in the C1 domain. In conclusion, the genotypic profile of our HA population was not different from others described and is suitable to study inhibitor formation.
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- Jorien Boekhorst
- Department of Haematology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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van Kraaij MGJ, van Elden LJR, van Loon AM, Hendriksen KAW, Laterveer L, Dekker AW, Nijhuis M. Frequent detection of respiratory viruses in adult recipients of stem cell transplants with the use of real-time polymerase chain reaction, compared with viral culture. Clin Infect Dis 2005; 40:662-9. [PMID: 15714410 PMCID: PMC7107843 DOI: 10.1086/427801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background. Respiratory virus infections have been recognized as important causes of severe pneumonia in patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation (SCT). Reported incidences of respiratory virus infection in adult SCT recipients vary in the literature from 3.5% to 36% when determined by viral culture. However, a more sensitive method to assess the presence of respiratory viruses in the lower airways may be important for delineation of the true incidence of respiratory virus—associated pneumonia and may be essential for guidance on implementation of antiviral therapy and prevention or limitation of nosocomial spread of infection with respiratory viruses. Methods. To determine the incidence and severity of respiratory tract illness (RTI) and to assess the diagnostic value of real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) versus viral culture, 72 SCT recipients were monitored during a 6-month period. Results. A respiratory virus was detected in 21% of episodes of RTI by viral culture and in 63% of RTI episodes by real-time RT-PCR (P < .0001). In lower respiratory tract illness, real-time RT-PCR was much more sensitive than viral culture for detection of respiratory virus (73% vs. 9%; P = .008). The mortality rate for patients with respiratory virus—associated lower respiratory tract illness (25%) was similar to rates reported elsewhere. Respiratory viruses (predominantly rhinovirus) were detected by real-time RT-PCR in 9% of samples obtained from symptom-free SCT recipients at predetermined times by real-time RT-PCR and by viral culture in 1% (P < .0001), indicating that asymptomatic shedding of respiratory viruses also occurs. Conclusion. We conclude that, although asymptomatic shedding of respiratory virus occurs, respiratory viruses are frequent causes of RTI in SCT recipients.
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Hematology and University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Hematology and University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Reprints or correspondence: Monique Nijhuis, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Dept. of Virology G04.614, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands ()
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van Elden LJR, van Loon AM, van Alphen F, Hendriksen KAW, Hoepelman AIM, van Kraaij MGJ, Oosterheert JJ, Schipper P, Schuurman R, Nijhuis M. Frequent detection of human coronaviruses in clinical specimens from patients with respiratory tract infection by use of a novel real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. J Infect Dis 2004; 189:652-7. [PMID: 14767819 PMCID: PMC7110206 DOI: 10.1086/381207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2003] [Accepted: 08/05/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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During the past years, human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have been increasingly identified as pathogens associated with more-severe respiratory tract infection (RTI). Diagnostic tests for HCoVs are not frequently used in the routine setting. It is likely that, as a result, the precise role that HCoVs play in RTIs is greatly underestimated. We describe a rapid, sensitive, and highly specific quantitative real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the detection of HCoV that can easily be implemented in the routine diagnostic setting. HCoV was detected in 28 (11%) of the 261 clinical specimens obtained from patients presenting with symptoms of RTI ranging from common cold to severe pneumonia. Only 1 (0.4%) of the 243 control specimens obtained from patients without symptoms of RTI showed the presence of HCoV. We conclude that HCoVs can be frequently detected in patients presenting with RTI. Real-time RT-PCR provides a tool for large-scale epidemiological studies to further clarify the role that coronavirus infection plays in RTI in humans.
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- Leontine J R van Elden
- Department of Virology, Division of Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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van Elden LJR, van Kraaij MGJ, Nijhuis M, Hendriksen KAW, Dekker AW, Rozenberg-Arska M, van Loon AM. Polymerase chain reaction is more sensitive than viral culture and antigen testing for the detection of respiratory viruses in adults with hematological cancer and pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 34:177-83. [PMID: 11740705 PMCID: PMC7109912 DOI: 10.1086/338238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2001] [Revised: 08/27/2001] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We retrospectively analyzed the value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of respiratory viral infections in 43 patients with hematological cancer whose bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples had been stored. In addition, 17 nose-throat (NT) swabs and 29 blood samples had been obtained. PCR was performed to detect parainfluenza viruses 1-3, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, influenza viruses A and B, enteroviruses, and coronaviruses. Viral cultures or antigen testing of BAL samples revealed 9 respiratory viruses in 8 patients. By use of PCR, 8 more respiratory viruses were detected in another 7 patients, increasing the rate of identification from 19% to 35% (P<.0005). Available NT swabs yielded the same results with PCR as did BAL samples. We conclude that PCR is more sensitive than viral culture or antigen or serologic testing for detection of respiratory viruses in patients with hematological malignancies, and that it offers the possibility for early, more rapid diagnosis.
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- Leontine J. R. van Elden
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlandss
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- Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlandss
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- Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlandss
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlandss
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- Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlandss
- Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Anton M. van Loon, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Dept. of Virology, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands ()
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