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Background
It is important to maintain the safety of blood products by avoiding the transfusion of units with known and novel viral pathogens. It is unknown whether COVID‐19 convalescent plasma (CCP) may contain pathogenic viruses (either newly acquired or reactivated) that are not routinely screened for by blood centers.
Methods
The DNA virome was characterized in potential CCP donors (n = 30)...
Background
Early in the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, many blood collection organizations (BCOs) were asked to collect and distribute COVID‐19 convalescent plasma (CCP) as a potential treatment for this new virus and resulting disease. However, recruiting CCP donors presented unique challenges for BCOs, as there were few recovered patients at this time, and like the general population, most potential CCP...
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