Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 21st, 1997
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Conference Coverage (SPIRAT/NCDDG-HIV) - Cord-Blood Studies Prepare for Gene Therapy, Stem-Cell Replacement
Transmission (HCV) - Infection Associated with Percutaneous Exposure during Home Factor VIII Infusion
Apheresis - Prosorba Column Co-Promotion Agreement Signed in New England Area
Blood Safety - FDA Issues Voluntary Recall of United Blood Services Products
Clinical Trials - Spartaject Busulfan Human Trial Initiation Announced in London
Colorectal Cancer (Screening) - Fecal Occult Blood Test Is Specific for Human Hemoglobin
Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease - New CJD Strain Evolved BSE-like Pathology
Diagnostics (TB) - PCR RNA Enzyme Immunoassay May Detect Mycobacteria
Etiology (HCV) - Whole Blood Better Than Plasma for Identifying Antibody-Negative HCV
Hepatitis C Virus - ELISA Screening Over-Estimates Infection
Occupational Risk (HCV) - Protocol Needed for Postexposure Follow-up for Healthcare Workers
Occupational Risk (HIV/TB) - Healthcare Worker Infected with Nosocomially Acquired HIV and MDR-TB
Transfusion - Gamma Irradiation Can Be Combined with Pathogen Inactivation System
Transfusion - Human Blood To Be "Grown" in Farm Animals
Transmission (HGV) - Mother-to-Infant Hepatitis G Infection Occurs at Birth
Transplantation - Cord Blood Stem Cells from Unrelated Donors Merit More Consideration
Vector Development - Three National Gene Vector Laboratories Established
Xenotransplantation - British Doctors Favor Animal-To-Human Transplants
Diagnostics (Comparisons) - "Screening Blood Donors for Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Decision Analysis Model Comparing Genotyping to Phenotyping."
Diagnostics (H. pylori) - "Prevalence of Specific Ulcer-Associated H. pylori Antibodies in Volunteer and Paid Blood Donors Using the New RIBA H. pylori SIA."
Pharmacokinetics - "9-Aminocamptothecin and 9-Nitrocamptothecin Exhibit Markedly Different Stabilities in Human Versus Animal Blood."
Pharmacokinetics - "Membrane Interactions, Protein Binding, and Anticancer Activities of a Series of Camptothecins Modified at the 9-position."
Transfusion Medicine - "Differential Cytokine Expression in Growth Factor Mobilized Peripheral Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Products and Their Immunoregulatory Significance."
Transfusion Medicine - "Monocytes from Cytokine Mobilized Stem Cell Products Induce T Cell Apoptosis which is Mediated in Part by Fas Ligand."
Anemia - "Review of Physiologic Mechanisms in Response to Anemia."
Biosafety - "Biosafety Guidelines for Sorting of Unfixed Cells."
Biosafety - "Introduction to the Biosafety Guidelines for Sorting of Unfixed Cells."
Cytomegalovirus - "Quantity of Cytomegalovirus Viruria Is a Major Risk Factor for Cytomegalovirus Disease after Renal Transplantation."
Diagnostics (HGV) - "Detection of Hepatitis G Virus (HGV) RNA: Clinical Characteristics of Acute HGV Infection."
Genotyping (HBV) - "Genotypes, nt 1858 Variants, and Geographic Origin of Hepatitis B Virus - Large-Scale Analysis Using a New Genotyping Method."
TB (Diagnostics) - "Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Blood of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Non-Isotopic Hybridisation Assay."
Transfusion - "Legal and Ethical Considerations in Blood Transfusion."
Transfusion - "Review of the Clinical Practice Literature on Allogeneic Red Blood Cell Transfusion."
Transfusion (Reinfusion Techniques) - "Hemodilution with Other Blood Reinfusion Techniques in Total Hip Arthroplasty."
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