Emerging issues in blood safety.

Abstract:

:Improvements in donor selection, testing of donors for markers of infection, and viral inactivation of plasma-derived products have helped reduce the risk of transfusion-associated infections, including hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). The potential for transmission of emerging infections is illustrated by current concerns about group O strains of HIV, nonenveloped viruses, newly discovered microbial agents, prions, Chagas' disease, tick-borne infections, and the need to assess the frequency of transfusion reactions associated with bacterial contamination.

authors

Chamberland M,Khabbaz RF

doi

10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70419-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-03-01 00:00:00

pages

217-29

issue

1

eissn

0891-5520

issn

1557-9824

pii

S0891-5520(05)70419-0

journal_volume

12

pub_type

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