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.
