Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 30th, 1996
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Blood Banking (Donation) - Two-Unit Collection Is Not Believed to Reduce Oxygen-Carrying Capacity
Anticoagulants - Gusto IIb/Hirudin Provides Advantage Over Heparin as Blood Thinner
Atherosclerosis - Report Announced on Genes that Protect Blood Vessels
Cardiovascular - Direct Myocardial Gene Transfer Successful in Large Animal Model
Conference Coverage (Montreal) - Crosslinked Hemoglobin Improves Perfusion Due to Increased RBC Velocity
HIV Gene Therapy - HIV-1 Replication Suppressed in Human T Cells
HIV Testing - Home Collection HIV Testing and Counseling Service Available Nationwide
Industry News (Joint Venture) - Collaboration Announced To Develop Prenatal Genetics Test
Industry News (Patents and Technologies) - Human Full-length Gene and Protein Patent Issued for Hematopoietic Regulator
Industry News (Patents and Technologies) - InMedica Receives Issuance for Determining Hematocrit
Industry News (Patents and Technologies) - Patents Awarded on FLT-3 Ligand and IL-15
Infection Control - Blood Conservation Devices Not Associated with Clinical Infection
Sepsis - Active Immunization with E. coli J5 LPS Vaccine
Stroke - Study Points To Genetic Link for Stroke
Transfusion (Immunotherapy) - Anti-HIV Plasma Treatment Helps Maintain Anti-p24 Titers in AIDS Patients
Venous Thromboembolism - New Therapy Means Patients Can Be Treated at Home
Banking (Blood Safety) - "Yersinia enterocolitica-Contaminated Red Blood Cells (RBCs): An Emerging Threat to Blood Safety."
Diagnostics (Candida) - "Rapid Identification of Up to Three Candida spp. in One Reaction Tube Using TaqMan(TM) PCR."
Diagnostics (Hepatitis) - "Detection of Antibody to Hepatitis A Virus Nonstructural Proteins by Immunoassay."
Diagnostics (Malaria) - "A Rapid Antigen Detection Test for the Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Travelers."
Emerging Pathogens (HGV) - "Incidence of Vertical Transmission of the Hepatitis G Virus."
Risk Factors - "Evaluation of the Role of Needleless Devices (ND) in Bloodstream Infections (BSIs) in Home Infusion Therapy (HIT)."
Blood Disorders - "Gene Transfer for Erythropoiesis Enhancement."
Cytomegalovirus - "Direct Infection of CD34+ Progenitor Cells by Human Cytomegalovirus: Evidence for Inhibition of Hematopoiesis and Viral Replication."
Cytomegalovirus - "Early Reactivation of Cytomegalovirus and High Risk of Interstitial Pneumonitis Following T-Depleted BMT for Adults with Hematological Malignancies."
Epstein-Barr Virus - "Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in Serum after Liver Transplantation - Surveillance of Viral Activity during Treatment with Different Immunosuppressive Agents."
Hematopoietic Cells - "Transduction of Primitive Human Hematopoietic Cells with Recombinant Adenovirus Vectors."
Hemophilia - "Moderation of Hemophilia A Phenotype by the Factor V R506Q Mutation."
Platelet Concentrates - "In-vivo Evaluation of Random Donor Platelet Concentrates from Pooled Buffy Coats."
Severe Aplastic Anemia - "In vivo CAMPATH-1 Followed by T Cell-Depleted Bone Marrow Transplantation: A Potential New Mode of Therapy for Hepatitis-Associated Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA)."
Transplantation (Renal) - "The 1994 Annual Report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study."
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