Reduced Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa Preventing transfusion-transmitted infections such as hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) is important to ensure a safe blood supply…. August 8, 2014
VIDEO: Chikungunya Virus Today we will be discussing chikungunya virus, a positive single stranded RNA virus that is normally transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes,… April 30, 2014
Needle-Free Malaria Detection Researchers from Rice University reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a non-invasive laser-based method to rapidly… January 10, 2014
Chikungunya Virus Now In Western Hemisphere The WHO confirmed 10 cases of the chikungunya virus among residents of St. Martin in the Caribbean. These are the… December 27, 2013
VIDEO: Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses and Blood Donors Today we’ll be discussing the seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic viruses or HTLV among blood donors. Here is Dr. Taylor, author… November 30, 2013
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: 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
Researchers Derive Algorithm to Predict Sepsis-Associated Mortality Bacterial contamination is the most common infectious risk of blood products. It now may be possible to predict patient survival following… August 2, 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
Transfusion Transmitted Infections