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One-year experience of nucleic acid technology testing for human immunodeficiency virus Type 1, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus in Thai blood donations.
Transfusion - 1 Jun 2009
Phikulsod Soisaang, Oota Sineenart, Tirawatnapong Thaweesak, Sakuldamrongpanich Tasanee, Chalermchan Wilai, Louisirirotchanakul Suda, Tanprasert Srivilai, Chongkolwatana Viroje, Kitpoka Pimpun, Phanuphak Praphan, Wasi Chantapong, Nuchprayoon Chaivej
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BACKGROUND: Blood donations collected at the National Blood Center, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, in 2007 were tested by nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT) using the Chiron TIGRIS/Procleix Ultrio test and the Roche cobas s 201/cobas TaqScreen multiplex (MPX) test. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The sensitivity, specificity, and robustness were determined by testing 486,676 seronegative blood donations....
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