Risk of transfusion-transmitted infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 from blood donors in Japan.

Naoya ShinoharaMai ItoKazuhiro KaiNoriyuki KamoTakashi OwadaRieko SobataNaoji YamagishiHideyuki TakahashiYohei IkedaHiromi SawaiRika A FurutaKeiji MatsubayashiIkuo HinoNaoko GotoMasahiro Satake

Published in: Transfusion (2023)

The rate of RNAemia was 4.6% among blood donors who were found to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 shortly after donation, and vRNA concentrations in their donated blood were extremely low. There was no evidence of TTI in the recipients transfused with RNAemia-positive blood components. TTI risk in SARS-CoV-2 is negligible.

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sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
cardiac surgery
red blood cell
acute kidney injury