Substantial increments in the safety of blood transfusion have been achieved through
continued improvements in donor testing, yet residual concern about the safety of blood …

Despite the increased safety of blood achieved through continued improvements in donor
testing, concern remains about the safety of blood components. Transfusion of cellular …

Substantial improvement in the safety of blood transfusion has been achieved through the
addition of new tests, such as nucleic acid tests, yet residual risk associated with transfusion …

LTHOUGH increased safety of blood components has been achieved through continued
improvements in donor testing, concern remains about the safety of blood products. A recent …

Despite the increased safety of blood components, achieved through improved donor
selection and testing, transfusion recipients remain at risk of transfusion-associated …

Remarkable improvements have been made in blood safety since the onset of the HIV
epidemic. However, the current paradigm does not prevent all transfusion-transmitted …

Transfusion-transmitted infections caused by viruses, bacteria, and protozoa have been
extensively reported for the past three decades. In the early 1980s, the HIV epidemic …

Current methods of preparing red cell concentrates do not include a process step to
decontaminate pathogens potentially present in the transfusion product. Although …

Nowadays patients receiving blood components are exposed to much less transfusion-
transmitted infectious diseases than three decades before when among others HIV was …

Background and Objectives: Although most attention has been paid to viral infections as a
complication of transfusion, some parasitic infections are readily transmissible and generate …