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Influence of unreported HIV prophylaxis on the kinetics of post‐blood donation HIV seroconversion by Nishiya, Anna S., Salles, Nanci A., Almeida‐Neto, Cesar, Witkin, Steven S., Ferreira, Suzete C., Nogueira, Fátima A. H., Facincani, Tila, Rocha, Vanderson, Mendrone‐Jr, Alfredo

“…Background In 2020, of 110,000 blood donors screened for HIV exposure two individuals were identified who were viral RNA‐positive but seronegative. One of the…”
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Occult and active hepatitis B virus detection in donated blood in São Paulo, Brazil by Nishiya, Anna S., Levi, José E., Almeida‐Neto, Cesar, Witkin, Steven S., Ferreira, Suzete C., Bassit, Leda, Sabino, Ester C., Di‐Lorenzo‐Oliveira, Claudia, Salles, Nanci A., Coutinho, Adenilson S., Bellesa, Maria A., Rocha, Vanderson, Mendrone‐Jr, Alfredo

“…Background The present study determined the HBV antigen, antibody, and DNA status in blood donations deemed to be HBV positive. Individuals with an occult HBV…”
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Prevalence of serologic markers of transfusion and sexually transmitted infections and their correlation with clinical features in a large cohort of Brazilian patients with sickle cell disease by Blatyta, Paula F., Kelly, Shannon, Sabino, Ester, Preiss, Liliana, Mendes, Franciane, Carneiro‐Proietti, Anna B., Werneck Rodrigues, Daniela de Oliveira, Mota, Rosimere, Loureiro, Paula, Maximo, Claudia, Park, Miriam, Mendrone‐Jr, Alfredo, Gonçalez, Thelma T., Almeida Neto, Cesar, Custer, Brian

“…BACKGROUND Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often require red blood cell (RBC) transfusion for clinical complications, so may be exposed to…”
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The impact of simple donor education on donor behavioral deferral and infectious disease rates in São Paulo, Brazil by Gonçalez, Thelma T., Sabino, Ester C., Salles, Nanci Alves, De Almeida-Neto, Cesar, Mendrone-Jr, Alfredo, Dorlhiac-Laccer, Pedro E., Liu, Jing, Murphy, Edward L., Schreiber, George B.

“…BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) residual risk is higher in Brazilian than in US and European blood donors, probably due…”
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Real-time symptomatic case of transfusion-transmitted dengue by Levi, José Eduardo, Nishiya, Anna, Félix, Alvina Clara, Salles, Nanci Alves, Sampaio, Luciana Ribeiro, Hangai, Fátima, Sabino, Ester Cerdeira, Mendrone Jr, Alfredo

“…Background Dengue virus transmission by blood transfusion is a rarely reported event. Case Report During a dengue outbreak in São Paulo city, a regular…”
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Detection and analysis of blood donors seropositive for syphilis by Attie, Adriana, de Almeida‐Neto, Cesar, Witkin, Steven, Derriga, Juliana, Nishiya, Anna S., Ferreira, Jerenice E., Costa, Natalia de Souza Xavier, Salles, Nanci, Facincani, Tila, Levi, Jose E., Sabino, Ester C., Rocha, Vanderson, Mendrone‐Jr, Alfredo, Ferreira, Suzete C.

“…Background The increasing incidence of syphilis worldwide has called attention to the risk of transmission by transfusion. Aims To determine the prevalence of…”
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Detection of alloimmunization in Glanzmann Thrombasthenia and Bernard-Soulier Syndrome: Data from a Brazilian Center by Gabe, Caroline, Ziza, Karen Chinoca, Durazzo, Natália, Pagani, Flavia M, Oliveira, Valéria Brito, Conrado, Marina-C A V, Dezan, Marcia R, Mendrone, Jr, Alfredo, Villaça, Paula Ribeiro, Dinardo, Carla Luana, Rocha, Vanderson

“…The Glanzmann Thrombasthenia (GT) and Bernard-Soulier Syndrome (BSS) are rare hereditary disorders of platelet function. Their treatment often requires…”
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency associated with panniculitis treated with plasma exchange therapy by De Oliveira, Priscila, Paz-Melgar, Libania, Takahashi, Maria Denise F., Nico, Marcello Menta S., Rivitti, Evandro A., Mendrone Jr, Alfredo, Tatsui, Nelson H.

“…Background  Alpha‐1‐antitrypsin is the principal serum protease inhibitor. In addition to the well‐recognized association with early‐onset emphysema and…”
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Transfusion of older red blood cell units, cytokine burst and alloimmunization: a case–control study by Dinardo, Carla Luana, Fernandes, Frederico Leon Arrabal, Sampaio, Luciana Ribeiro, Sabino, Ester Cerdeira, Mendrone, Alfredo

“…Experimental data have shown that the transfusion of older red blood cell units causes alloimmunization, but the clinical applicability of this statement has…”
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Unexpected detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum DNA in asymptomatic blood donors: fact or artifact? by Mendrone, Jr, Alfredo, Cerutti, Jr, Crispim, Levi, José Eduardo, Boulos, Marcos, Sanchez, Maria Carmen Arroyo, Malafronte, Rosely dos Santos, Di Santi, Silvia Maria, Odone, Jr, Vicente

“…A study searching for Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum DNA among blood donors from the non-endemic area in Brazil reported a rate of 7.41%. This…”
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Apheresis in developing countries around the World by Eichbaum, Quentin, Smid, W. Martin, Crookes, Robert, Naim, Norris, Mendrone Jr, Alfredo, Marques Jr, José Francisco Comenalli, Marques, Marisa B.

“…At the combined American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Annual Meeting/World Apheresis Association (WAA) Congress in San Francisco, California, in April of 2014,…”
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Anemia screening in potential female blood donors: comparison of two different quantitative methods by Mendrone Jr, Alfredo, Sabino, Ester Cerdeira, Sampaio, Luciana, Neto, César Almeida, Schreiber, George B., De Alencar Fischer Chamone, Dalton, Dorlhiac-Llacer, Pedro Enrique

“…BACKGROUND: Anemia screening before blood donation requires an accurate, quick, practical, and easy method with minimal discomfort for the donors. The aim of…”
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Parvovirus among Patients with Cytopenia of Unknown Origin in Brazil: a Case-Control Study by DE OLIVEIRA GARCIA, Sheila, KLEINE NETO, Walter, DA COSTA, Antonio Charlys, SABRI SAEED SANABANI, MENDRONE, Alfredo, PEREIRA, Juliana, SABINO, Ester Cerdeira

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Interdonation intervals and patterns of return among blood donors in Brazil by de Almeida Neto, Cesar, Mendrone Jr, Alfredo, Custer, Brian, Liu, Jing, Carneiro-Proietti, Anna Bárbara, Leão, Silvana A. Carneiro, Wright, David J., Murphy, Edward L., Sabino, Ester Cerdeira

“…BACKGROUND: In Brazil, most donations come from repeat donors, but there are little data on return behavior of donors. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Donors who…”
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A comprehensive protocol to evaluate the use of blood and its components in Latin America and the Caribbean by Pozo, Ana E del, Pérez-Rosales, Maria D, Almeida-Neto, Cesar de, Remesar, Mirta C, Cortes, Armando D, Delgado, Raquel Baumgratz, Mendrone, Jr, Alfredo, Sabino, Ester

“…Blood transfusion safety is a critical part of appropriate health care. Considering the limited information available on the use of blood and its components in…”
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Performance of parallel screening of Brazilian blood donors with two human immunodeficiency virus immunoassays: implications for sequential immunoassay testing algorithms in other countries by Sabino, Ester C., Salles, Nanci A., de Almeida-Neto, Cesar, Barreto, Angela M., Basques, Fernando, Barros, Emanuelle A., Mendrone Jr, Alfredo, Busch, Michael P.

“…BACKGROUND: In Brazil it is mandatory to screen donors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies using two immunoassays (IAs) in parallel. Confirmatory…”
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Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection among blood donors in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and their relevance to current donor deferral criteria by De Almeida Neto, Cesar, McFarland, William, Murphy, Edward L., Chen, Sanny, Nogueira, Fatima Aparecida Hangai, Mendrone Jr, Alfredo, Salles, Nanci Alves, Chamone, Dalton Alencar Fischer, Sabino, Ester Cerdeira

“…BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate risk factors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐seropositive blood donors in Brazil and to…”
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Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic by Buss, Lewis F, Prete, Jr, Carlos A, Abrahim, Claudia M M, Mendrone, Jr, Alfredo, Salomon, Tassila, de Almeida-Neto, Cesar, França, Rafael F O, Belotti, Maria C, Carvalho, Maria P S S, Costa, Allyson G, Crispim, Myuki A E, Ferreira, Suzete C, Fraiji, Nelson A, Gurzenda, Susie, Whittaker, Charles, Kamaura, Leonardo T, Takecian, Pedro L, da Silva Peixoto, Pedro, Oikawa, Marcio K, Nishiya, Anna S, Rocha, Vanderson, Salles, Nanci A, de Souza Santos, Andreza Aruska, da Silva, Martirene A, Custer, Brian, Parag, Kris V, Barral-Netto, Manoel, Kraemer, Moritz U G, Pereira, Rafael H M, Pybus, Oliver G, Busch, Michael P, Castro, Márcia C, Dye, Christopher, Nascimento, Vítor H, Faria, Nuno R, Sabino, Ester C

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state in northern Brazil. The attack rate there…”
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External Quality Assessment for Zika Virus Molecular Diagnostic Testing, Brazil by Fischer, Carlo, Pedroso, Celia, Mendrone, Jr, Alfredo, Bispo de Filippis, Ana Maria, Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos Rosário, Ribeiro, Bergmann Morais, Durigon, Edison Luiz, Marques, Jr, Ernesto T A, Campos, Gubio S, Viana, Isabelle F T, Levi, José Eduardo, Scarpelli, Luciano Cesar, Nogueira, Mauricio Lacerda, Bastos, Michele de Souza, Souza, Nathalia C Santiago, Khouri, Ricardo, Lira, Sanny, Komninakis, Shirley Vasconcelos, Baronti, Cécile, Charrel, Rémi N, Kümmerer, Beate M, Drosten, Christian, Brites, Carlos, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Niedrig, Matthias, Netto, Eduardo Martins, Drexler, Jan Felix

“…We conducted an external quality assessment of Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests in Brazil using a new Zika virus standard. Of 15 laboratories, 73% showed…”
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Trends in platelet distributions from 2008 to 2017: a survey of twelve national and regional blood collectors by Yazer, Mark H., Shaz, Beth, Seheult, Jansen N., Apelseth, Torunn O., Korte, Dirk, Devin, Gerry, Devine, Dana, Doncaster, Cheryl, Field, Stephen, Flanagan, Peter, Huet, Julie, Mendrone, Alfredo, O’Brien, Cath, Pink, Joanne, Rashleigh, Mark, Shinar, Eilat, Takanashi, Minoko, Tian, Eka, Tiberghien, Pierre, Berg, Karin, Schmitt, Colby

“…Background This multi‐national study evaluated changes in platelet (PLT) unit distributions at 12 national or regional blood collectors over a 10‐year period…”
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