Unusual serological response to hepatitis E virus in plasma donors consistent with re-infection.

abstract：:A delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) occurring in a 30-year-old Caucasian man is described. His blood groups were B, CDe/cDE (R1R2, f-) K-, S-s+, Fy (a + b-), and Jk (a + b +). Eight days after receiving two units of packed red blood cells, his urine was strongly positive for hemoglobin; serum-free hemoglob...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： O'Reilly RA,Lombard CM,Azzi RL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Blood Services of the UK permanently de-select men who have had sex with men (MSM) from donating blood. The rationale for this has been questioned. This article attempts to evaluate whether this selection criterion does contribute to blood safety. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data about transfus...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Soldan K,Sinka K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Currently, plasma fractionation involves multiple processing steps using established methods such as ethanol precipitation and column chromatography. The known limitations associated with conventional purification techniques, combined with strict regulations on safety and high demand for parti...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Li G,Stewart R,Conlan B,Gilbert A,Roeth P,Nair H

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Transfusion based on the Thrombelastograph (TEG) results reduces transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery and in liver transplantation. Taking the pivotal role of thrombin generation in the coagulation process into consideration, the clinical utility of the TEG may, in part, depend on its r...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Johansson PI,Svendsen MS,Salado J,Bochsen L,Kristensen AT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To obtain red cell populations of increasing mean age erythropoiesis was arrested through continuous actinomycin treatment or maintained transfusion polycythemia in mice and rats respectively. The parameters studied included cell indices, enzyme activities and rheological characteristics. Further, the life-span of age...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Ganzoni AM,Barras JP,Marti HR

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The granulocyte immunofluorescence test (GIFT) is valuable for detecting allogeneic and autologous granulocyte antibodies. However, the original tube technique (macro GIFT) requires 50-100 microliters of serum and 10(6) granulocytes with time-consuming washing steps which cause cell loss. We report a modification (mic...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Press C,Kline WE,Clay ME,McCullough J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The ultimate goal was to generate an industrial-scale process suitable to produce a high-yield, safe and stable immunoglobulin G (IgG) preparation for intravenous administration, which is ready to use for customer convenience. This new liquid 10% IgG preparation (IGIV 10%) was compared to Gamm...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Teschner W,Butterweck HA,Auer W,Muchitsch EM,Weber A,Liu SL,Wah PS,Schwarz HP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Staphylococcus epidermidis is a predominant contaminant of platelet concentrates (PCs), outcompeting other skin flora bacteria such as Staphylococcus capitis. The accumulation-associated protein (Aap), encoded by the aap gene, is involved in formation of bacterial aggregates (biofilms) in S. e...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Alabdullatif M,Ramirez-Arcos S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An antibody to a high frequency antigen, made in a WES+ Black antenatal patient (Wash.), failed to react with the red cells of a presumed WES+ homozygote and is, therefore, probably antithetical to anti-WES. Like anti-WES, it reacted with papain, ficin, trypsin or neuraminidase treated cells but not with alpha-chymotr...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Daniels GL,Green CA,Darr FW,Anderson H,Sistonen P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Variant RHD genes associated with the weak D phenotype can result in complete or partial D-epitope expression on the red cell. This study examines the genetic classification in Australian blood donors with a weak D phenotype and correlates RHD variants associated with the weak D phenotype agai...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： McGowan EC,Lopez GH,Knauth CM,Liew YW,Condon JA,Ramadi L,Parsons K,Turner EM,Flower RL,Hyland CA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta 2-Microglobulin is a low molecular weight protein with sequence homology to immunoglobulins. As a portion of the HLA complex this protein is an important cell-surface structure. Under normal conditions beta 2-microglobulin is synthesized and shed by many cells, particularly lymphocytes, and is detectable in the c...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Bernier GM

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There is concern regarding the lack of prevention of unnecessary transfusion of RhD negative red cells and unnecessary administration of Rh immunoglobulin (RhIG) to pregnant women. In this study, performance of ID RHD XT, a genotyping assay for identification of six RHD allelic variants and hu...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Londero D,Monge J,Hellberg A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,140 pregnant Sudanese women attending the antenatal clinic in Omdurman Maternity Hospital during the period November 1975 to December 1976 had ABO and Rh typing performed. Their sera were also screened by a modified papain enzyme technique for the presence of atypical antibodies. The rate of Rhesus immunization, the...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Abu-Sin AY,Ayoub M,Abdelrazig H

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three examples of an antibody were found to be detecting a red cell polymorphism probably identical to MER2. The antibodies were made by Jews originating from India and living in Israel. Two of them were sibs and the third was unrelated. All 3 had kidney disease requiring renal dialysis and regular blood transfusion. ...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Daniels GL,Levene C,Berrebi A,Schechter Y,Moulds M,Sela R,Poole J,Lacey P,Atkins CJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In order to reduce the potential for transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from an RNA-positive, anti-HCV-negative blood donation, the National Blood Service (NBS) introduced nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT) testing for HCV in England and Wales. The objective of this study was to ...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Grant PR,Sims CM,Krieg-Schneider F,Love EM,Eglin R,Tedder RS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For emergent warfarin reversal, four-factor prothrombin complex concentrates (4FPCCs) are recommended by many international guidelines. We surveyed international clinical sites including members of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Most sites have emergent warfarin reversal protocol...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Gorlin J,Kinney S,Fung MK,Tinmouth A,BEST Collaborative.

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-six subjects (44 HIV antibody-positive) with some degree of immune deficiency (at least TH/TS ratio below 1) were randomly distributed into 4 treatment groups. Each group was assigned to 1 of 4 products to be used exclusively for a 1-year period: 1 concentrate was of intermediate purity and not heat-treated, and...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Allain JP,Frommel D,Bosser C,Gazengel C,Larrieu MJ,Sultan Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Antibodies to antigens in the Kell blood group system, especially anti-KEL1, are involved in both haemolytic disease of the newborn and foetus and haemolytic transfusion reactions. Correct typing results are important and discrepancies between serologic and genetic typing must be resolved. Her...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Wester ES,Steffensen R,Ligthart PC,Vad J,de Haas M,Storry JR,Olsson ML

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:A multicentre trial was set up to evaluate the performance of a new leucodepletion protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Filtration at high haematocrit was started during collection of red blood cell (RBC) products by apheresis with Trima. SAG-M was added after filtration through the filter. Haemat...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Soli M,Blanco L,Riggert J,Martínez-Clavel A,Lucas C,Lunghi M,Belloni M,Wolf C,van Waeg G,Antoon M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera obtained from 4 mothers of children with neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia contained a platelet-specific alloantibody, anti-Bra, which defined an antigen apparently different from all known platelet alloantigens. All 4 fathers were Bra positive, whereas all mothers were Bra negative. The minimal postnatal valu...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Kiefel V,Santoso S,Katzmann B,Mueller-Eckhardt C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Routine serologic D typing does not distinguish between weak D subtypes and partial D phenotypes. The goal of this study was to validate the performance of the ID RHD XT genotyping assay. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Previously serotyped samples for D antigen (n = 1000; 16% weak D serotyped donors) w...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Molano A,Apraiz I,España P,Azkarate M,Vesga MÁ,Rubia M,Piedrabuena M,Puente F,Veldhuisen B,van der Schoot E,Tejedor D,López M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Despite improved methods for detecting bacterial contamination of blood products, bacterial sepsis remains a significant risk in blood transfusion. This study was undertaken to investigate whether adopting a different skin disinfection protocol could reduce the rate of bacterial contamination ...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Lee CK,Ho PL,Chan NK,Mak A,Hong J,Lin CK

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectrophotometric and gas-liquid chromatographic analyses on the carbohydrate moiety of tryptic erythrocyte glycopeptides from persons with Tn-syndrome reveal a selective lowering of the galactose and sialic acid content, the degree being dependent on the percentage of polyagglutinable cells. Alkaline borohydride spe...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Dahr W,Uhlenbruck G,Gunson HH,Van Der Hart M

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Previous data that showed maintenance of reticulocyte percentage in whole blood stored in CPDA-1 have led to the assumption that reticulocyte maturation becomes arrested during refrigerated storage. However, reticulocyte behaviour in red-blood-cell units stored in additive solutions has not ye...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Urbina A,Palomino F

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Host- or donor-derived alloimmune thrombocytopenia can develop after non-myeloablative allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We report the first case of host-derived HPA-1a antibodies. CASE REPORT:A 52-year-old male patient received HSCT from his human leucocyte antigen ...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Macher S,Schallmoser K,Staber PB,Neumeister P,Posch U,Lanzer G,Panzer S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum IgE was determined by radioimmunoassay in 28 subjects affected by homozygous beta thalassemia (14 males and 14 females, aged 3-19 years, mean age 7 +/- 5.6 years). They were given transfusions with packed red cells and chelant therapy. Blood samples were taken just before a transfusion (basal value) and at 10-da...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： La Rosa M,Pavone L,Musumeci S,Mollica F,Ronchetti R

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Du variant negro woman developed, during pregnancy, an anti-D that was unusual in that it bound complement. The Rh groups of the propositus and other members of her family were also unusual. ...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Ayland J,Horton MA,Tippett P,Waters AH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:With traditional techniques the thawing time for fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) is about 20-30 min. A new technology using radio waves, radio wave thawing device (RTD), was applied for thawing FFP. With this technology the thawing time can substantially be reduced. The new technique was compared to...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Boström F,Ekemar L,Olsson D,Egberg N,Lundahl J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Individual genomic screening for viruses in blood donations is becoming increasingly pressing as an alternative to pool testing to improve the safety of the blood supply. MATERIALS AND METHODS:To determine the feasibility and, possibly, efficacy of genomic screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Petrik J,Hewitt P,Barbara J,Allain J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proposita of a Canadian family and 2 of her sibs have the rare Leach phenotype and provide the first evidence that the Leach phenotype is an inherited condition. Their red cells are Ge: -2, -3 and fail to react, by the antiglobulin test, with the monoclonal antibodies GERO, BRIC 4 and BRIC 10. The minor sialoglyco...

journal_title：Vox sanguinis

authors： Daniels GL,Shaw MA,Judson PA,Reid ME,Anstee DJ,Colpitts P,Cornwall S,Moore BP,Lee S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00