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Archives for May–August 2014

VIDEO: Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis E

Today we will be discussing transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E infection. Hepatitis E virus, or HEV, is a single-stranded RNA virus which…

August 30, 2014

Low Threat of an Ebola Outbreak in High-Resource Countries

Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States, wrote a perspective for…

August 22, 2014

Most U.S. Patients are Likely to Find a Match for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplants

Hematopoietic stem-cell transplants (HSCT) from either cord blood or adult volunteer donors are often used to treat patients with blood…

August 15, 2014

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

Scientists Design a Bioreactor to Produce Platelets In Vitro

In the United States, over 2 million units of platelets per year are transfused, but shortages for platelets are common…

August 1, 2014

Iron Supplementation May Reduce Deferral and Iron Deficiency in Blood Donors

Retaining blood donors is important.  Up to 5% of new blood donors, however, are deferred because of low hemoglobin. Although…

July 25, 2014

VIDEO: Safety of Group A Thawed Plasma for Trauma Patients

Today we will be discussing the safety of transfusing blood group A plasma to unidentified trauma patients. Group AB plasma, the universal plasma, does not contain anti-A or anti-B antibodies and is routinely given to trauma patients when their blood type is unknown. Group AB plasma, however, is in short supply.

July 15, 2014

Platelet Rich Plasma Injections Are Not Beneficial for Acute Hamstring Injuries

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a plasma component that is enriched with platelets. Within the past 15 years, PRP use has…

July 11, 2014

VIDEO: New Insights and Prevention Modalities of TRALI

Hello and welcome to Transfusion News. Today we will be discussing recent insights into TRALI or transfusion-related acute lung injury. TRALI…

June 30, 2014

Iron Deficiency in Blood Donors

Based on data from the CDC, 8-19% of women 20-49 years of age have iron deficiency in the United States. …

June 27, 2014

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