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. 2015 Jun 8;213(5):694–702. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv326

Table 2.

Donor and Recipient Transmission Classification Based on Dengue Virus (DENV) Test Results

Transmission
Category,
Case No.
Component Donor
Blood Recipient
IgM Result IgG Result VL (copies/mL) Before Transfusion
After Transfusion
NAT Result IgM Result IgM Result; Day of
Sample Collection
NAT-Based VL (copies/mL); Day(s) of Sample Collection
Probable
 1 PLT + 200 NR −; 5 48; 5
 2 Plasma + 2720 NR −; 6 200; 6
 3 RBC + 1546 NR NA −; 5 100; 5
 4 RBC 84 400 NA NA +; 5 100; 5
 5 PLT + + 36 NA NA −; 6 64 700; 6
Possible
 6*
Unit 1 Plasma + + 48 NR +; 15 −; 15
Unit 2 Plasma + 200 NR +; 15 −; 15
Nontransmission casesa
 7 RBC + 4010 + (200) +; 4 −; 4, 11
 8 PLT NA NA NA NR + −; 9 −; 9, 14, 19
 9 RBC + 200 NR + −; 7 −; 7
 10
Unit 1 Plasma + 12 NR +; 4 −; 4, 11, 18
Unit 2 Plasma + 339 NR + +; 6 −; 6, 13
Unit 3 Plasma + 48 NR + +; 7 −; 7
 11 RBC + 48 NR NA +; 5 −; 5, 11
Nontransmission
 12 PLT + 852 NR NA −; 3 −; 3
 13 RBC + + 49 500 NR NA −; 6 −; 6
 14 Plasma + + 24 NR NA −; 4 −; 4
 15 RBC + + 100 NR −; 8 −; 8
 16 PLT + 1200 NR −; 6 −; 6, 20
 17 RBC + 15 210 000 NR −; 9 −; 9
 18 PLT + 1987 NR −; 9 −; 9
 19 PLT + 200 NR NA −; 6 −; 6, 13
 20 RBC + 200 NR NA −; 7 −; 7, 12
 21 RBC + 200 NA NA −; 7 −; 7
Inconclusive
 22 Plasma + 27 NA NA +; 17 NR; 17

Abbreviations: −, negative; +, positive; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; NA, not available; NAT, nucleic acid test; NR, nonreactive; PLT, platelets; RBC, red blood cells; VL, virus load.

a All had signs of infection before transfusion of the DENV RNA–positive unit.

* Two DENV RNA-positive units were transfused on the same day.