SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic and symptomatic patients and risk for transfusion transmission.

Victor M CormanHolger F RabenauOrtwin AdamsDoris OberleMarkus B FunkBrigitte Keller-StanislawskiJörg TimmChristian DrostenSandra Ciesek

Published in: Transfusion (2020)

Oral swabs, sputum, and blood samples from 18 asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection were examined using RT-PCR testing in order to assess the risk of transfusion-related transmission. In asymptomatic patients as well as patients with flu-like symptoms and fever, no SARS-CoV-2 RNA could be detected in the blood or serum despite a clearly positive result in all throat swabs. As patients with symptoms of infectious disease will not be admitted to blood donation, the risk for transfusion transmission of SARS-CoV-2 seems to be negligible.

Keyphrases

sars cov
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
chronic kidney disease
cardiac surgery
prognostic factors
mycobacterium tuberculosis
physical activity
sleep quality