Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 13th, 1995
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Screening - Most Donors Have Normal ALT, Despite Active HCV Replication
Blood Banking/International - European Union Designs Plan for Blood Safety and Self Sufficiency
Blood Banking/International - U.K. Look Back Program Will Trace 3,000 Blood Recipients
Conference Coverage - ACTG Urged To Collect Data on HIV Dynamics
Diagnostics - ASPA Method Offers Efficient Way To Determine Rh E/e Genotype
Education/Research - Launching of Hepatitis Foundation International
Emerging Diseases - Borna Disease Virus and Psychiatric Illness
Genetic Mutations - Eight New G6PD Deficiency Mutations Found
Hepatitis A Virus - Vaccine To Reduce Serious Liver Disease
Hereditary Spherocytosis - Mutated Arginines May Have Key Role
Industry News/Blood Substitutes - Perfluorocarbon Microbubbles Studied for Oxygen Delivery
Industry News/Clinical Trial - rhFIX Trial Commitment Continues to Hemophilia Community
Industry News/Joint Venture - Companies Sign Agreement for H. pylori Test
International/Africa - Malaria Vaccine Offers Hope
Occupational Risk - Metro New York Surgeons Show Reduction in Percutaneous Injuries
Screening - FDA Studies Detectable HCV RNA in Factor VIII Concentrates
Therapy/Hyperthermia - AIDS Patients Try Experiment
Transfusion - Leukocyte Depletion Did Not Reduce Alloimmunization in Subgroup
Transplantation - Hepatitis Organs May Be Used To Save Lives
Banking - Autologous Donation - "Does Hereditary Spherocytosis Disqualify a Prospective Presurgical Autologous Blood Donor?."
Biotechnology - Fibrin Glue - "Platelet CD9 Binds the Adhesive Protein Fibronectin."
Immunology - "Calreticulin (Cr) is Present in Human Platelets and Associates With Integrin (alpha)2 { LEFTCURLYBRACK
Immunology - "Characterization of the Platelet Moderate Affinity Thrombin Receptor."
Immunology - "Heterogeneity of the Membrane Anchor for GP175 Expressing the Gov Alloantigen System."
Immunology - "Inhibition of Platelet Adhesion to Collagen by Anti CD36 MoAbs."
Therapy - Autotransplants - "Favorable Outcome for Older Adults Receiving Autotransplants for Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoma."
Blood Banking - Bacteriologic Surveillance - "Bacterial Contamination of Blood Products and the Value of Pre-Transfusion Testing."
Blood Banking - HCV Screening in Concentrates - "Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Factor VIII Concentrates."
Blood Banking - Platelet Prestorage Filtration - "In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Prestorage Filtration of Apheresis Platelets."
Blood Banking - WBC-Reduction Filtration - "Effect of Filtration of Platelet Concentrates on the Accumulation of Cytokines and Platelet Release Factors During Storage."
Blood Substitutes - Effect on Anesthetic State - "Diaspirin Crosslinked Hemoglobin (DCLHbTM) Does Not Affect the Anesthetic Potency of Isoflurane in Rats."
Sepsis - Detection of Neonatal Septicemia - "Comparison of C-Reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Count with Differential in Neonates at Risk for Septicaemia."
Transfusion - Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Risk - "Autologous Blood Transfusion: Evaluation of an Alternative Strategy in Reducing Exposure to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion."
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