As the risks of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT)–transmitted viruses were reduced to
exceedingly low levels in the US, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), hemolytic …

Babesia spp. are intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of animals and humans that cause
babesiosis, a zoonotic disease transmitted primarily by tick vectors. Although a variety of …

The article discusses the developments and systematic assessments to respond emerging
transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases (TTIDs) over the past 50 years. The American …

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

After reviewing the relative frequency of the causes of allogeneic blood transfusion-related
mortality in the United States today, we present 6 possible strategies for further reducing …

Background: The transmission of pathogens via blood transfusion is still a major threat.
Expert conferences established the need for a pro-active approach and concluded that the …

Background and Objectives Pathogen inactivation (PI)‐treated plasma and platelets are
increasingly becoming the products of choice, where licensed. This review summarizes the …

Since 1990, several techniques have been developed to photochemically inactivate
pathogens in platelet concentrates, potentially leading to safer transfusion therapy. The …

BACKGROUND: Pathogen reduction of platelets (PRT‐PLTs) using riboflavin and ultraviolet
light treatment has undergone Phase 1 and 2 studies examining efficacy and safety. This …

BACKGROUND: Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) for hepatitis B virus (HBV) during
blood screening has helped to prevent transfusion‐transmitted HBV infection (TT‐HBV) in …