Viral safety concept: application to blood and blood products
Trouvin, J.-H.
La Revue du Praticien 55(18): 2033-2038
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640 PMID: 16419908 Document Number: 586200
Safety of blood and its derivatives, with regards to the risk of transmission of infectious agents such as viruses or non conventional agents, relies on a series of general principles for which national and European guidance and regulations have been drawn and regularly updated. Three main criteria contribute to the safety of these products: knowledge and control of the quality of blood or plasma as the starting material, the efficiency of the manufacturing process to remove/inactivate adventitious agents, and the testing done during the production process. In addition, vigilance routinely exercised on the products used in daily practice increases the confidence in these health products.