Serological screening for cytomegalovirus in a leucodepleted blood supply: A systematic review
Selecting CMV-seronegative donors did not reduce the risk of transmission when transfusing leucodepleted blood products because of the high efficiency of filters in removing transmissible cellular virus. This finding suggests CMV donor negative selection does not substantially contribute to donor safety.
Authors
- Amanda Ormerod
- Lisa Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2198-2675)
- Philip Crispin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-4971)
- Karen Beattie
- Bryony Ross
- Kristen Brown
- Fiona King
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (AU)
- Canberra Hospital (AU)
- Latrobe Regional Hospital (AU)
- National Blood Transfusion Service (NG)
- Western NSW Local Health District (AU)
- John Hunter Children's Hospital (AU)
- Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (AU)
- Hunter New England Local Health District (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70219
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00