… each set of 4000 incidence estimates, whereas the confidence limits around an incidence
estimate in a study of blood donors reflect uncertainty about the true incidence rate in that …

… for estimating incidence based on a single testing result on a single blood sample from
first-time blood donors … the residual risk of blood-borne infections among this donor population, …

… blood donors to estimate the total hepatitis B incidence rate. This adjustment is necessary
because a proportion of infected donors test … It was estimated that the observed HBsAg sero…

… estimates of the length of the RNA-only window period, we estimated incidence rates for these
donors… et al. that HIV incidence rates are higher among first-time donors (albeit on a very …

… The prevalence of HCV was estimated at 1.8% in the general population for 1988-1994, 20
… -time blood donors. This difference could be due to self-selection of blood donors or reflect …

… donors who developed cancer after blood donation and were able to estimate incidence of
cancer among donors … We also compared survival in blood donors with a primary cancer to a …

… during the infectious window period was calculated using the window period model of
multiplying the incidence estimate by the infectious window period, 9.1 days.13, 14 …

… incidence estimate for HBV infection among blood donors. This is essentially the same as
was described in the study by Dodd and coworkers 1 and Busch and coworkers, 19 in which …

… the ARC method for incidence estimation. While this makes … incidence estimates in US
blood donors since 1995 [18], these estimates may be slightly different than incidence estimates …

… This study updates an analysis from 2007 to estimate the pool of eligible blood donors in …
The incidence of similar related deferrals is known by blood collection organizations, but we did …