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Estimating the Effect of Discontinuing Universal Screening of Donated Blood for Zika Virus in the 50 U.S. States by Russell, W Alton

“…Most Zika infections are asymptomatic, but about 20% of infected persons develop mild febrile illness. Rarely, Zika can cause 2 serious complications:…”
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Individualized risk trajectories for iron‐related adverse outcomes in repeat blood donors by Russell, W. Alton, Scheinker, David, Custer, Brian

“…Background Despite a fingerstick hemoglobin requirement and 56‐day minimum donation interval, repeat blood donation continues to cause and exacerbate iron…”
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Factors driving availability of COVID‐19 convalescent plasma: Insights from a demand, production, and supply model by Russell, W. Alton, Grebe, Eduard, Custer, Brian

“…Background COVID‐19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP) is a promising treatment for COVID‐19. Blood collectors have rapidly scaled up collection and distribution…”
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Screening the Blood Supply for Zika Virus in the 50 U.S. States and Puerto Rico: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Russell, W Alton, Stramer, Susan L, Busch, Michael P, Custer, Brian

“…In 2016, universal individual donation nucleic acid testing (ID-NAT) of donated blood for Zika virus began in U.S. states and territories. To assess the…”
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Baseline creatinine determination method impacts association between acute kidney injury and clinical outcomes by Russell, W. Alton, Scheinker, David, Sutherland, Scott M.

“…Background Current consensus definition for acute kidney injury (AKI) does not specify how baseline serum creatinine should be determined. We assessed how…”
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Blood donor return behavior in South Africa and the United States before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic by Jagirdar, Huzbah, Nwobi, Nkasiobi H., Swanevelder, Ronel, Cockeran, Riana, Bruhn, Roberta, Kaidarova, Zhanna, Bravo, Marjorie D., Berg, Karin, Custer, Brian S., Vassallo, Ralph, Ding, Yichuan, Panagiotoglou, Dimitra, Russell, W. Alton

“…Background Studies preceding the COVID‐19 pandemic found that slower time‐to‐return was associated with first‐time, deferred, and mobile drive blood donors…”
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Cost‐effectiveness and budget impact of whole blood pathogen reduction in Ghana by Russell, W. Alton, Owusu‐Ofori, Shirley, Owusu‐Ofori, Alex, Micah, Eileen, Norman, Betty, Custer, Brian

“…Background Despite the promise of pathogen reduction for reducing transfusion‐associated adverse events in sub‐Saharan Africa, no health‐economic assessment is…”
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The International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Public Health Research Toolkit: A report from the Surveillance, Risk Assessment and Policy Sub‐group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party by Stanley, Jean, Busch, Michael P., Erikstrup, Christian, Galel, Susan A., Holmberg, Jerry A., Lewin, Antoine, O'Brien, Sheila F., Osiowy, Carla, Patidar, Gopal, Russell, W. Alton, Spencer, Bryan R., Higgs, Connie

“…Background and Objectives Data provided from blood donors have contributed to the understanding of public health epidemiology and policy decisions. A recent…”
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Optimal portfolios of blood safety interventions: test, defer or modify? by Russell, W. Alton, Custer, Brian, Brandeau, Margaret L.

“…A safe supply of blood for transfusion is a critical component of the healthcare system in all countries. Most health systems manage the risk of…”
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Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling approach by Lim, Jihoon, El-Sheikh, Mariam, Buckeridge, David L, Panagiotoglou, Dimitra

“…Needle and syringe programs (NSP) are effective harm-reduction strategies against HIV and hepatitis C. Although skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections…”
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Active testing of groups at increased risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 in Canada: costs and human resource needs by Campbell, Jonathon R, Uppal, Aashna, Oxlade, Olivia, Fregonese, Federica, Bastos, Mayara Lisboa, Lan, Zhiyi, Law, Stephanie, Oh, Chi Eun, Russell, W Alton, Sulis, Giorgia, Winters, Nicholas, Yanes-Lane, Mercedes, Brisson, Marc, Laszlo, Sonia, Evans, Timothy G, Menzies, Dick

“…Testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is largely passive, which impedes epidemic control. We defined active testing…”
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Factors Associated With Abrupt Discontinuation of Long-Term High-Dose Opioid Treatment by Vivas-Valencia, Carolina, Dong, Huiru, Stringfellow, Erin J, Russell, W Alton, Morgan, Jake R, Tadrous, Mina, Jalali, Mohammad S

“…This cohort study investigates factors associated with abrupt discontinuation of long-term high-dose opioid treatment at the national level and across US…”
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Cost-effectiveness of Increasing Buprenorphine Treatment Initiation, Duration, and Capacity Among Individuals Who Use Opioids by Claypool, Anneke L, DiGennaro, Catherine, Russell, W Alton, Yildirim, Melike F, Zhang, Alan F, Reid, Zuri, Stringfellow, Erin J, Bearnot, Benjamin, Schackman, Bruce R, Humphreys, Keith, Jalali, Mohammad S

“…Buprenorphine is an effective and cost-effective medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), but is not readily available to many people with OUD in the US…”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Buprenorphine Treatment Duration in the US by Dong, Huiru, Stringfellow, Erin J, Russell, W Alton, Jalali, Mohammad S

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Temporal trends in disparities in COVID-19 seropositivity among Canadian blood donors by Yu, Yuan, Knight, Matthew J, Gibson, Diana, O'Brien, Sheila F, Buckeridge, David L, Russell, W Alton

“…In Canada's largest COVID-19 serological study, SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in blood donors have been monitored since 2020. No study has analysed changes in the…”
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Cost Effectiveness of Endoscopic Resection vs Transanal Resection of Complex Benign Rectal Polyps by Yu, Jessica X., Russell, W. Alton, Ching, Jack H., Kim, Nathan, Bendavid, Eran, Owens, Douglas K., Kaltenbach, Tonya

“…Complex benign rectal polyps can be managed with transanal surgery or with endoscopic resection (ER). Though the complication rate after ER is lower than…”
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Correction: Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling approach by Lim, Jihoon, Russell, W Alton, El-Sheikh, Mariam, Buckeridge, David L, Panagiotoglou, Dimitra

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Clipping Over the Scope for Recurrent Peptic Ulcer Bleeding is Cost-Effective as Compared to Standard Therapy: An Initial Assessment by Yu, Jessica X, Russell, W Alton, Asokkumar, Ravishankar, Kaltenbach, Tonya, Soetikno, Roy

“…Clipping over the scope (C-OTS) is a novel closure technique used for the treatment of nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding, especially for high-risk lesions…”
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Blood Demand Forecasting and Supply Management: An Analytical Assessment of Key Studies Utilizing Novel Computational Techniques by Li, Na, Pham, Tho, Cheng, Calvino, McElfresh, Duncan C, Metcalf, Ryan A, Russell, W Alton, Birch, Rebecca, Yurkovich, James T, Montemayor-Garcia, Celina, Lane, William J, Tobian, Aaron A R, Roubinian, Nareg, Seheult, Jansen, Goel, Ruchika

“…Use of data-driven methodologies in enhancing blood transfusion practices is rising, leveraging big data, machine learning, and optimization techniques to…”
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The contribution of intimate partner violence to vertical HIV transmission: a modelling analysis of 46 African countries by Kuchukhidze, Salome, Walters, Magdalene K, Panagiotoglou, Dimitra, Boily, Marie-Claude, Diabaté, Souleymane, Russell, W Alton, Stöckl, Heidi, Sardinha, Lynnmarie, Mbofana, Francisco, Wanyenze, Rhoda K, Imai-Eaton, Jeffrey W, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…Addressing gender inequities could be key to the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV. Women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) might be at an…”
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