Relationship between Bacterial Load, Species Virulence, and Transfusion Reaction with Transfusion of Bacterially Contaminated Platelets

Transfusion of apheresis platelets and ABO groups.

Transfusion-Associated Bacterial Sepsis

Transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis (TABS) is caused by bacteria present in blood components. It is one of the earliest recognized adverse transfusion-associated reactions. Blood components most often become contaminated while blood is being collected from a donor; more seldom in the case of asymptomatic bacteremia or erroneous blood processing procedures (1). Although the risk for transfus...

Platelets: Production, Function, Transfusion, and Storage

Still another attractive book attempting to describe the cause, course, and current treatment of diabetic retinopathy is now available. This particular volume represents papers presented at a Symposium held in 1972. Of course the thinking on the subject of diabetic retinopathy is in a rapidly changing phase, and therefore comments and discussion, even from serious-minded persons, are soon outda...

The new paradigm for transfusion of platelets.

RK We administer platelets to people with qualitative or quantitative problems with their platelets for 2 main reasons: to prevent or reduce the risk of bleeding, or to treat active bleeding. The majority of prophylactic platelet transfusions are administered to patients who have low platelet counts due to treatment with myeloablative therapies such as chemotherapy. Other patients need prophyla...

Laboratory evaluation of platelets for transfusion.