Assessment of a self-deferral form for screening blood donors, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand

• Main Authors: Thaikruea L., Nantachit N., Leetrakool N., Fongsatitkul L., Sompan P., Heaton A., Nelson K.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-52649155031&partnerID=40&md5=27d9f52aed3e859db488e109a63dcde1; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19058588; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2377
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A self-deferral form has been used to screen Chiang Mai University Hospital blood donors and was improved in 2005. It has never been evaluated. The study aimed to assess the self-deferral form procedures in detecting infected donors. Sera from 5,083 donors, who passed the self-deferral screening for...