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VIDEO: Reducing Transfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus

The journal Transfusion has published a series of articles discussing the prevalence of CMV and strategies to reduce transfusion-transmitted infections….

October 15, 2013

VIDEO: Murine Model for Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn

Reported in the journal Blood, researchers have developed the first-ever animal model of HDFN. HDFN is a condition whereby IgG…

September 30, 2013

VIDEO: Prion Removal from Plasma and Plasma Proteins

Two studies published in the journal Transfusion have assessed prion removal from plasma-derived proteins and transfused plasma. Pathogenic prions in…

September 15, 2013

VIDEO: West Nile Virus: A Continued Threat to Transfusion Medicine

Since it was first identified in New York City in 1999, West Nile virus has become endemic across the United…

August 30, 2013

VIDEO: Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis B from Occult Infected Donors

Despite implementation of nucleic acid-based screening methods, Hepatitis B virus, or HBV, is still transmitted via transfusion. Occult infection, or…

July 15, 2013

VIDEO: 30-Minute Rule For RBC Temperature Control May Be Too Restrictive

A study published in TRANSFUSION has found that exposure of red cell units to 30 degrees Celsius for up to…

June 30, 2013

VIDEO: Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Platelet Transfusions

A trial which randomized 600 haematological cancer patients to receive or not to receive prophylactic platelet transfusions showed that prophylactic…

June 14, 2013

VIDEO: Vel Established as New Blood Group System

Researchers have identified the molecular basis of the Vel antigen. This work establishes the gene encoding the small integral membrane protein…

May 30, 2013

VIDEO: Antibodies of Undetermined Specificity

A recent study has demonstrated that antibodies of undetermined specificity, or AUS, are the most common positive result encountered during…

May 15, 2013

VIDEO: Association of Blood Storage Duration and Mortality Remains Unclear

A randomized trial published in the journal Blood utilized a dog model to show that transfusion of 42-day old blood…

April 29, 2013

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