Transmissible diseases and blood transfusion : proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen, NL /
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| Meeting name: | International Symposium on Blood Transfusion (26th : 2001 : Groningen, Netherlands) |
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| Imprint: | Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, c2002. |
| Description: | xii, 218 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Developments in hematology and immunology ; v. 37 Developments in hematology and immunology ; 37. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4790707 |
Table of Contents:
- Moderators and Speakers
- Foreword
- I.. Blood Safety Aspects
- Germs, Gels and Genomes. A Personal Recollection of 30 Years in Blood Safety Testing
- Quality Management for Blood Transfusion Services
- The Value of Donor Selection for Blood Safety
- Blood Donation; A Risk for Prenatal Developmental Toxicity?
- Discussion
- II.. Transmissible Diseases
- Bacterial Contamination of Blood and Blood Products. An Underestimated Problem
- Parasites Transmitted by Blood Transfusion
- Prion Diseases and Blood Transfusion
- Tick-Borne Diseases: Recognized and Theoretical Risks Associated with Blood Transfusion
- Xeno-Transplantation and Xenozoonoses
- Discussion
- III.. Transmissible Diseases
- NAT Update; Where Are We Today?
- Cost-Effectiveness of Alternatives to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion; Reviewing the Available Evidence
- Hereditary Metabolic Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation
- Detection of Disease: Possibilities and Limitations
- Discussion
- IV.. Preventative Aspects
- Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Detection of Parvovirus B19 DNA in Blood Plasma for Plasma Screening
- Advances in Bacterial Detection Technology
- Pathogen Inactivated Blood Components: Advancing from Theory to Practice
- GCBS, ICBS and Other Initiatives--The Pars Pro Toto Phenomenon; Will There Ever Be a Totum Pro Parte?
- Discussion
- Index
