SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and blood safety
10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2022.01.001
- VernacularTitle:SARS-CoV-2流行和血液安全
- Author:
Yongshui FU
1
Author Information
1. Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou 510095, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;
novel coronavirus pneumonia;
transfusion transmission;
blood safety;
blood supply;
preventive measures
- From:
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion
2022;35(1):1-4
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogen that causes novel coronavirus pneumonia. The SARS-CoV-2 mainly transmits through respiratory tract. However, RNA of this virus can be detected in blood samples of some infected cases. This paper herein reviewed the risk of transfusion transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and relevant preventive measures. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 endemic on blood supply and the corresponding strategy were also discussed in this article.
