… of transfusion medicine. These include the pretransfusion procedures, molecular structures
… [ 52 ] The ABO system plays the most clinically significant role in transfusion followed by the …

… Since the 1970s, introduction of serological assays targeting virus-specific … transfusion-transmitted
infectious agents (TTIs; hepatitis B virus [HBV], HIV, human T-cell lymphotropic virus …

… While infections with these agents do not qualify as TTDs, identification of putative pathogens
will continue in the era of sensitive molecular “pathogen” discovery, and the role of such …

… blood transfusion (Table 17.3) [3–14]. This chapter discusses the risks of disease transmission
by transfusion … There is no practical test and no established role in disease transmission. …

… and products of genetic engineering, such as hematopoietic growth factors, are being made
available to diminish the risk, albeit small, of transfusiontransmitted disease by homologous …

… risk to transfusion safety play a key role in guaranteeing … transfusion transmission of viruses
in epidemic areas. … , as for West Nile virus, it could play a key role in ensuring blood safety 5 . …

… We review five seminal studies that highlight the interplay between transfusion medicine
and infectious diseases; beyond our imperative to ensure blood transfusion safety, these …

… transmission of ZIKV through a platelet transfusion detected from postdonation information.
… potential role of ZIKV transmission in transfusion medicine is plausible. In this case report, it …

… , but not fully eliminated, the role of blood transfusion in disease transmission. Estimates
published in the 1980s and 1990s report rates of blood transmission of T. cruzi ranging from 12…

… The molecular characterization of beta globin gene in … blood transfusion department of
Mymensingh Medical College … role of healthcare settings in hepatitis C transmission in …