This chapter discusses the risks of disease transmission by transfusion and the approaches
being taken to minimize those risks. Transmission of syphilis by blood transfusion was …

The public and patients have great interest and concern about contracting a disease as a
result of blood transfusion leading to substantial evolution in the US blood supply system [1 …

Infectivity of Donor Blood It seems intuitive that the likelihood of infection transmission will be
related to the level of circulating pathogen [17]. Although in general this is true, several other …

The public and patients have great interest and concern about contracting a disease as a
result of blood transfusion leading to substantial evolution in the US blood supply system [1 …