Does deferral for high-risk behaviors improve the safety of the blood supply?

CONCLUSION: Donor deferral deters donation by individuals with risk behaviors and elevated rates of infectious disease markers.
PMID: 30964551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Transfusion - April 8, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Gonçalez TT, Sabino EC, Kaidarova Z, Carneiro-Proietti ABF, Miranda C, Loureiro P, Lopes ME, de Almeida-Neto C, Schlumpf KS, Wright DJ, Murphy EL, Custer B, NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II), International Component, Brazil Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research