Guidance

Organ donation and seasonal flu

Updated recommendations from SaBTO's virology review subcommittee on seasonal influenza and the use of organs for donation.

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The virology review subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) was formed in January 2019 to review current SaBTO guidance on seasonal flu and the use of organs for donation.

The document sets out its recommendations.

This revised guidance replaces the advice provided in the SaBTO microbiological safety guidelines 2017 at section 13.12.

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Published 21 October 2019
Last updated 23 October 2019 + show all updates
  1. Added a note to say that the revised guidance replaces the advice in section 13.12 of the 2017 SaBTO microbiological safety guidelines.

  2. First published.

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