Lack of transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by platelet transfusion from a COVID‐19‐positive donor in a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patient

Blood and platelet transfusion from a donor with presymptomatic Covid-19

“…As Covid-19 continues to explode, sharing experience and information is necessary to address emerging problems in the transfusion chain, from donor to recipient. Our findings and previous reports [ 8 , 9 ] support the conclusion that transfusion from presymptomatic donors did not result in transmission, even in severely immunocompromised patients.…”

SARS-CoV-2 routes of transmission and recommendations for preventing acquisition: joint British Infection Association (BIA), Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) guidance

“… 4-133 As mentioned above, due to the large number of papers being published daily, the decision was made not to update the search results before publication as this would significantly delay the guidance being available to readers. However, there were seven articles, 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 which were published after the search date and during the data extraction process that were felt to be of significant clinical importance. Further 55 articles 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 were identified and recommended by experts and via other searches and were included ...…”

“… 21 , 44 , 79 Two studies also described the chance of transmission via the ocular surface 49 , 127 and four assessed the possibility of transmission via blood transfusion. 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 Lastly a total of 74 studies described clusters and outbreaks. 6 , 7 , 9 , 16 , 23 , 27 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 37 , 38 , 41 , 43 , 47 , 48 , 57 , 60 , 61 , 63 , 65 , 70 , 74 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 80 , 83 , 84 , 86 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 103 , 107 , 109 , 116 , 118 , 123 , 128 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175…”

“…There was a weak evidence from four case studies which assessed the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via blood donation. 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 In these studies, a total of five recipients received blood products obtained from four donors, who at the time of donation, were not aware of their infection. None of the five recipients acquired the virus as a result of blood transfusion.…”

No evidence of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission through transfusion of human blood products: A systematic review

“…A systematic search extracted a total of 537 studies, and only eight articles (1.5%) [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ] were eligible for the final analysis. Of the eight studies included, two (25%) were case series [ 18 , 25 ], and six (75%) were case reports [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Across all studies, a total of 14 individuals received blood products from COVID‐19 virus‐positive donors.…”