
%0 Journal Article
%A W Smith, David 
%T Testing algorithms for blood: what should we test?
%J Microbiology Australia
%D 2005/03/01
%V 26
%N 1
%P 22-24
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MA05022
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA05022 
%X Ensuring the safety of blood and tissues used for donation has been a priority of government and the health system for decades, and it has been extremely successful. While there are a large number of organisms that may be transmitted by blood transfusion (Table 1), many of these are rare or non-existent within the Australian donor population and the major concerns are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. These three are present within the Australian donor population, are readily transmitted by blood transfusion, and have the potential to cause serious, incurable illness in the recipient. 
