Diagnostic Evaluation of Military Blood Donors Screening Positive for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection

Abstract

Routine blood donor screening for Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative parasitic agent of Chagas disease, began in the United States in 2007. Results of follow-up testing and evaluation after a positive screen have not been studied in the Armed Forces. Among first-time donors at the Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Blood Bank between January 2014 and December 2016 (N=43 ,402), 23 (0.05%) screened positive for T. cruzi. This descriptive study highlights demographic and follow-up information for all 22 cases among active duty service members; a non-active duty member was excluded due to unavailability of clinical records.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038326

Entities

People

  • Bryant Webber
  • Heather C. Yun
  • Joseph E. Marcus
  • Matthew C. Wilson
  • Thomas L. Cropper

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

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  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood Donors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Ethics
  • Infection
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Intellectual Property
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Professional Associations
  • Tissue Donors

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Immunology
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology