Transfusion Microbiology

John A. J. Barbara is an Emeritus Consultant in Microbiology to the National Blood Service in England and the Visiting Professor in Transfusion Microbiology at the University of West England, Bristol, UK. Fiona A. M. Regan is a Consultant Haematologist at NHSBT and Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK. Marcela C. Conteras is a Visiting Professor of Transfusion Medicine in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of West England, Bristol, UK. She was formerly the National Director of Diagnostics, Development and Research at the National Blood Service. She was awarded a DBE in 2007 for her services to healthcare.

Foreword Roger Y. Dodd; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction John A. Barbara, Roger Eglin; Part I. Agents: 1. Hepatitis viruses Denis M. Dwyre and Paul V. Holland; 2. Anti-HBc Joan O'Riordan; 3. Herpes viruses Eleftherios C. Vamvaka and Gary E. Tegtmeier; 4. Retroviruses Brian C. Dow, E. W. Fiebig and Michael P. Busch; 5. Parvovirus B19 (human erythroviruses) Kevin E. Brown; 6. Emerging viruses in transfusion Jean-Pierre Allain; 7. Bacterial contamination in blood and blood components Carl P. McDonald and M. A. Blajchman; Annexe, Syphilis Brian C. Dow; 8. The protozoan parasites David A. Leiby and Silvano Wendel; 9. Prion diseases Marc L. Turner, Patricia E. Hewitt, Moira Bruce and James W. Ironside; Annexe, Testing for prions David Anstee and Gary Mallinson; Part II. Selection and Testing: 10. Blood donor selection and qualification Virge James; 11. Current serological methods of testing and automation Peter D. Rogan; 12. Confirmatory testing and donor readmission Alan D. Kitchen and Brian C. Dow; 13. The strategy for applications of nucleic acid testing Paul R. Grant and Richard S. Tedder; 14. Nucleic acid testing, general view W. Kurt Roth; 15. Nucleic acid testing, the US approach Susan L. Stramer; 16. Nucleic acid testing, the English approach Roger Eglin; 17. Quality in the screening of donations for transfusion transmissible infections Alan D. Kitchen and John A. Barbara; 18. Microbiological blood testing and new technologies Juraj Petrik; 19. Processing and components, Leucodepletion and pathogen reduction Rebecca Cardigan, Chris Prowse and Lorna M. Williamson; 20. Fractionated products Peter R. Foster and Carol Bienek; Part III. Surveillance, Risk and Regulation: 21. Serious hazards of transfusion (SHOT), Haemovigilance Elizabeth M. Love; 22. Investigation of post transfusion infection Patricia E. Hewitt and Chris Moore; 23. Notification of donors with significant microbiological test results Patricia E. Hewitt and Chris Moore; 24. Researching the natural history of transfusion transmitted infections, the UK hepatitis C national register Helen Harris; 25. How to assess risk, prospective studies and calculations Kate Soldan and Katy Davison; 26. Risk management Arturo Pereira; 27. The regulatory environment in Europe Virge James; 28. Blood safety in developing countries Jean-Pierre Allain, Elizabeth Vinelli and Yasmin Ayob; Index.