COVID-19 has drastically decreased donations to cancer-focused, grant-giving organizations. As such, prominent organizations such as the American Cancer Society (ACS) have not been able to accept award applications for the fall grant cycle due to the financial impact of the pandemic on ...
Because none of the tests recommended in CDC’s updated diagnostic algorithm are licensed for screening blood or organ donations, the laboratories must maintain separate, archaic (but licensed) testing platforms to meet regulatory requirements. The lag in the availability of improved HIV assays in ...
Of note, the PLT function as a potential influence on donated PLT’s quality stays stable over time, with up to 68 months of regular donations [136]. Similarly, the outdate pH of apheresis platelets is very consistent for an individual donor, and donors whose donations fail pH on one ...