Beschreibung
This book is the only published literature that comprehensively discusses all aspects of transfusion of transmissible diseases, the facts and the fiction. It is of paramount importance to all involved in the vein to vein chain of transfusion medicine. Transmissible Diseases and Blood Transfusion is an important reference for all hematologists and researchers involved in transfusion medicine.
Produktsicherheitsverordnung
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Springer Verlag GmbH
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Autorenportrait
InhaltsangabeModerators and Speakers. Foreword. I: Blood Safety Aspects. Germs, Gels, and Genomes. A Personal Recollection of 30 Years in Blood; R.Y. Dodd. Quality Management for Blood Transfusion Services; G. Vercauteren. The Value of Donor Selection for Blood Safety; C.L.van der Poel. Blood Donation: A Risk for Prenatal Developmental Toxicity?; P.W.J. Peters. Discussion. II: Transmissible Diseases. Bacterial Contamination of Blood and Blood Products. An Underestimated Problem; J.H. Marcelis. Parasites Transmitted by Blood Transfusion; L.M. Kortbeek. Prion diseases and Blood Transfusion; M.L. Turner. Tick-Borne Diseases: recognized and Theoretical Risks Associated with Blood Transfusion; D.A. Leiby. Xeno-Transplantation and Xenozoonoses; E.J. Ruitenberg. Discussion III: Transmissible Diseases. NAT Update: Where Are We Today?; S.L. Stramer. Cost-Effectiveness of Alternatives to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion: Reviewing the Available Evidence; M.J. Postma. Hereditary Metabolic Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation; G.P.A. Smit. Detection of Disease: Possibilities and Limitations; J.Th.M.de Wolf. Discussion. IV: Preventable Aspects. Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Detection of Parvovirus B19 DNA in Blood Plasma for Plasma Screening; H.T.M. Cuypers. Advances in Bacterial Detection Technology; W.P.A.van der Tuuk Adriani. Pathogen Inactivated Blood Components: Advancing from Theory to Practice; D.S. Wages. GCBS. ICBS and Other Initiatives: The Pars Pro Toto Phenomenon: Will There Ever Be a Totum Pro Parte?; C.Th. Smit Sibinga. Discussion. Index.