Platelet transfusions carry greater risks of infection, sepsis, and death than any other blood
product, owing primarily to bacterial contamination. Many patients may be at particular risk …

Bacterial contamination and emerging infections combined with increased international
travel pose a great risk to the safety of the blood supply. Tests to detect the presence of …

Purpose: To describe 7 eyes with severe infectious keratitis treated using collagen
crosslinking (CXL) with riboflavin. Materials and Methods: Seven eyes of 6 patients with …

Background Platelet transfusions are used to prevent and treat bleeding in people who are
thrombocytopenic. Despite improvements in donor screening and laboratory testing, a small …

BACKGROUND: Continued hemorrhage remains a major contributor of mortality in
massively transfused patients and those who survive have a higher platelet (PLT) count and …

Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) have been greatly reduced in numbers due to the
strict donor selection and screening procedures, ie the availability of technologies to test …

Thanks to many blood safety interventions introduced in developed countries the risk of
transfusion transmitted infections has become exceedingly small in these countries …

The Mirasol PRT System (Gambro BCT, Lakewood, CO) for platelets and plasma uses
riboflavin and UV light to reduce pathogens and inactivate white blood cells in donated …

Patients with thrombocytopaenia need transfusions of platelet concentrates to prevent or
stop bleeding. A platelet transfusion should provide platelets with good functionality. The …

Background To evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of photo-activated riboflavin using
Ultraviolet A (UVA) on three bacterial strains commonly detected in keratitis. Methods Three …