What is it about?
We evaluate the impact of the deferral criteria for CJD and vCJD (a variant of CJD) in our institution since their implementation in 2001.
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Why is it important?
There is no estimation of the impact of adoting deferral criteria for CJD and vCJD in our country.
Perspectives
The "Precautionary Principle" states that action should be taken in the absence of secure data when the consequences of inaction can be catastrophic. Let us consider that, in our population today, we can maintain the "Precautionary Principle" for CJD and vCJD deferral of donors without harming the supply of blood and components to our patients.
Dr Cesar de Almeida-Neto
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Impacto da recusa de candidatos à doação de sangue devido aos critérios para prevenção da doença de Creutzfeldt-Jacob e sua variante, Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, June 2005, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-84842005000200010.
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