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Postponement of blood donations from men who have sex with men: impact on the risk of HIV transmission in France between 2008 and 2010.
Background In France, men who have sex with men (MSM) are permanently deferred from donating blood. This measure, viewed by some as discriminatory, is the subject of public debate....
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Estimation of the number of blood donors in the preclinical stage of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in France
Introduction. A case-control study recently showed that recipients of blood transfusions may have an increased risk of developing sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), suggesting...
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Opening Blood Donation to Men Who Have Sex with Men - Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2020, No. 8-9
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Changes in France’s Blood Donation Policy for Men Who Have Sex with Men - Editorial
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Non-compliance with blood donation eligibility criteria - Complidon 2017, France
The screening of blood donors, which consists of a questionnaire and a pre-donation interview, helps exclude donors who may pose a risk of transfusion-transmissible infections....
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Future expansion of blood donation eligibility to men who have sex with men in France: What impact will this have on the risk of HIV transmission through blood transfusion?
Prior to July 10, 2016, men who have sex with men (MSM) were permanently excluded from donating blood. Since that date, they have been eligible to donate blood if they have not engaged...
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In July 2016, blood donation was opened up to men who have sex with men: no impact on transfusion-related risk for HIV, HBV, and HCV
Since July 10, 2016, men who have sex with men (MSM) have been permitted to donate whole blood if they have not had sex with another man in the past 12 months. This article presents a...
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Transfusion of labile blood products infected with HIV despite negative screening results
Background - In France, the risk of HIV transmission through blood transfusion has been substantially reduced by the introduction of pooled viral genomic screening (MP-DGV) in 2001,...
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Support from the French Blood Establishment for the revision of blood donor selection criteria - Focus
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Background and social perceptions of blood donation among donors who tested positive for HIV in France.
Background: In France, data collected during post-donation follow-up visits indicate that a majority of HIV-infected blood donors should have been deferred because they did not meet the...
