No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA among blood donors: A multicenter study in Hubei, China.
Le ChangYing YanLei ZhaoGuibin HuLijuan DengDan SuDongju PengXinjiao NieSong WangYuanyuan LiJundao WangZhong RuanShouliang GaoHuasong YangFei GuoLunan WangPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
Nucleic acid test screening of SARS-CoV-2 on blood donations is suitable in blood establishments using the commercial real-time PCR detection kit based on available instruments. The negative result indicated that SARS-CoV-2 appears to be no direct threat to blood safety but raises some serious issues for general blood supply.