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 Malaria is Infrequent, Even in Malaria-Endemic Areas A study among transfused patients in Ghana suggests that while malaria parasites are routinely detected in blood donations in malaria-endemic… May 24, 2013
Ehrlichia Ewingii May be Transmitted Through Transfusion Researchers in Georgia have reported the first probable case of transfusion-transmitted Ehrlichia ewingii, a tick-borne pathogen that typically resides in… April 5, 2013
VIDEO: Prion Filtration To Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD is a rare but fatal non-inflammatory neurodegenerative condition. Its origin in humans stems from the ingestion of beef from… November 14, 2012
Multicenter Study Finds No Correlation between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and XMRV A multicenter blinded case-control study has confirmed that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not associated with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related… October 5, 2012
VIDEO: Human Herpesvirus 8 Seropositive Blood Transfusion Is Associated with Increased Mortality A recent study from Uganda demonstrated that transfusion with human herpesvirus 8 antibody-positive blood is associated with an increased risk… September 28, 2012
West Nile Virus Outbreak in the United States According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the recent outbreak of West Nile virus in the United… September 7, 2012
Transfusion Transmitted Infections