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Donor‐Derived Infection: Old Problem, New Solutions?
Author(s) -
Humar A.,
Fishman J. A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02246.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine
Current approaches to screening of donors are inadequate to prevent donor‐derived infections, and both new procedures and new technology should be implemented, but emphasizing cost effectiveness and avoiding exclusions due to false positive tests.