Bacteria in blood for transfusion. A review.

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Kathleen Sazama · University of California Davis Medical Center

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Bacterial contamination remains a problem for transfusion medicine. Active research should continue to focus on elimination of contaminants by filtration, chemical additives, or irradiation, as well as innovative measures to detect and exclude infected units from transfusion.

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Blood transfusion and management Blood donation and transfusion practices Hepatitis B Virus Studies

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Published in: PubMed

Volume 118, Issue 4, pp. 350-65

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