Blood transfusion is remarkably safe in high-income countries (HICs), where safeguards
have long protected the blood supply against the major transfusion transmissible infections …

Transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) are a major problemassociated with blood
transfusion. Although the risk oftransfusion-transmitted infections is lower than ever …

Although the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections today is lower than ever, the supply of
safe blood products remains subject to contamination with known and yet to be identified …

Transfusion has been tainted with the risk of contracting an infection–often severe–and fears
about this risk are still prevailing, in sharp contrast with the actual risk in Western countries …

Background Transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) are life-threatening for patients
requiring blood transfusion. The prevalence of these blood-borne infections among blood …

Blood transfusions are vital components of modern medical treatment to which there is no
viable alternative despite efforts to create artificial blood. Each year thousands of lives are …

In general, the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections has been greatly reduced today.
However, blood-borne bacterial and parasitic infections and emerging infections transmitted …

PIP: Transfusion microbiology must minimize the risks of transfusion transmitted infection
(TTI) in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The wide range of transmissible microbial …

Records of the transmission of bacterial infections by transfusion date back to the beginning
of organized blood banking. Despite tremendous strides in preventing viral infection through …

Background In August 2009, a group from the AABB (Stramer et al., Transfusion 2009; 99:
1S–29S, Emerging Infectious Disease Agents and their Potential Threat to Transfusion …