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Possible transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by blood transfusion by Llewelyn, CA, Hewitt, PE, Knight, RSG, Amar, K, Cousens, S, Mackenzie, J, Will, RG

“…Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a novel human prion disease caused by infection with the agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)…”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and blood transfusion: updated results of the UK Transfusion Medicine Epidemiology Review Study by Urwin, P. J. M., Mackenzie, J. M., Llewelyn, C. A., Will, R. G., Hewitt, P. E.

“…Background and Objectives This paper reports the results to 31 May 2015 of an ongoing UK study to look for additional cases of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob…”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and blood transfusion: results of the UK Transfusion Medicine Epidemiological Review study by Hewitt, P. E., Llewelyn, C. A., Mackenzie, J., Will, R. G.

“…Background and Objectives  This paper reports the results to 1 March 2006 of an ongoing UK study, the Transfusion Medicine Epidemiological Review (TMER), by…”
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Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease and blood transfusion safety by Seed, C. R., Hewitt, P. E., Dodd, R. Y., Houston, F., Cervenakova, L.

“…Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are untreatable, fatal neurologic diseases affecting mammals. Human disease forms include sporadic, familial…”
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A retrospective case note review of deceased recipients of vCJD-implicated blood transfusions by Gillies, M., Chohan, G., Llewelyn, C. A., MacKenzie, J., Ward, H. J. T., Hewitt, P. E., Will, R. G.

“…Background  To date, four instances of probable transfusion–transmission of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) infection have been described, and…”
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Three reported cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease transmission following transfusion of labile blood components by Hewitt, P. E., Llewelyn, C. A., Mackenzie, J., Will, R. G.

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Documented cases of post-transfusion malaria occurring in England: a review in relation to current and proposed donor-selection guidelines by Kitchen, A. D., Barbara, J. A. J., Hewitt, P. E.

“…Background and Objectives  Although uncommon, five cases of transfusion‐transmitted malaria have been documented in England over the last 20 years. With the…”
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and exposure to fractionated plasma products by Ward, H. J. T., MacKenzie, J. M., Llewelyn, C. A., Knight, R. S. G., Hewitt, P. E., Connor, N., Molesworth, A., Will, R. G.

“…Background  The risk to public health of onward transmission of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) via blood transfusion and plasma product…”
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Evidence that anti‐HBc but not HBV DNA testing may prevent some HBV transmission by transfusion by Allain, Jean‐Pierre, Hewitt, Patricia E., Tedder, Richard S., Williamson, Lorna M.

“…Blood donor screening for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti‐HBc) implemented in some countries as a surrogate marker for non‐A, non‐B hepatitis has…”
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Acute malaria in a repeat blood donor by Kitchen, A. D., Hewitt, P. E., Chiodini, P. L.

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Variant CJD and blood transfusion: are there additional cases? by Davidson, L. R. R., Llewelyn, C. A., Mackenzie, J. M., Hewitt, P. E., Will, R. G.

“…Background and Objectives In this study, we compare variant Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (vCJD) cases definitely linked to blood transfusion, those with a history…”
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Implications of notifying donors and recipients by Hewitt, P. E.

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Notifying blood donors of infection: results of a donor satisfaction survey by Reynolds, C. A., Brailsford, S. R., Hewitt, P. E.

“…SUMMARY Background/Objectives: When NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) confirms a blood donation to have markers of infection, the donor is contacted by letter…”
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Accuracy of a history of blood donation from surrogate witnesses: data from the UK TMER study by Mackenzie, J. M., Turner, M., Morris, K., Field, S., Molesworth, A.M., Pal, S., Will, R. G., Llewelyn, C. A., Hewitt, P. E.

“…Look‐back studies of blood transfusion in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease commonly rely on reported history from surrogate witnesses. Data from the UK Transfusion…”
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Ten-year follow-up of two cohorts with an increased risk of variant CJD: donors to individuals who later developed variant CJD and other recipients of these at-risk donors by Checchi, M., Hewitt, P. E., Bennett, P., Ward, H. J. T., Will, R. G., Mackenzie, J. M., Sinka, K.

“…Background Transmission of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) through blood transfusion is implicated in three deaths and one asymptomatic infection…”
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Use of red cells preserved in extended storage media for exchange transfusion in anti‐k haemolytic disease of the newborn by Win, N., Amess, P., Needs, M., Hewitt, P. E.

“…Anti‐k is a Kell‐related antibody. There is little correlation between the maternal antibody titre and the severity of haemolytic disease of the foetus and…”
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Fatal Clostridium perfringens sepsis from a pooled platelet transfusion by McDonald, C P, Hartley, S, Orchard, K, Hughes, G, Brett, M M, Hewitt, P E, Barbara, J A

“…A male patient with acute myeloid leukaemia received a pooled platelet preparation prepared by Opti‐pressTM system on the last day of its shelf life. The…”
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HIV screening reactivity due to donor participation in HIV vaccine trials by Kitchen, A. D., Hewitt, P. E.

“…We report two instances of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serological screening reactivity in blood donations which were subsequently determined to be due…”
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Evaluation of a Malaria Antibody ELISA and Its Value in Reducing Potential Wastage of Red Cell Donations from Blood Donors Exposed to Malaria, with a Note on a Case of Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria by Chiodini, P. L., Hartley, S., Hewitt, Patricia E., Barbara, J. A., Lalloo, K., Bligh, J., Voller, A.

“…Background and objectives: Blood donations are often wasted for lack of a satisfactory procedure to evaluate donors potentially exposed to malaria. Materials…”
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Review of Counselling in a Transfusion Service: The London (UK) Experience by Miller, R., Hewitt, P. E., Warwick, R., Moore, M. C., Vincent, B.

“…Donor (and recipient) counselling within the Transfusion Service in the UK has grown in volume and complexity over the last 10 years. The addition of new tests…”
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