Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 16th, 1998
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Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - GAT Reduces Window Period for HIV and HCV; not HBV
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - No Reported Toxicity Problems with Solvent/Detergent Plasma
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - Simple Iodine Treatment Applicable to Plasma Products
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety) - UVC Is Suitable As Supplemental Viral Kill Treatment
Disease Associations - United Kingdom To Import Blood Plasma as "Mad Cow" Move
Drug Development - U.S. FDA Approves Hydroxyurea To Treat Sickle-Cell Anemia
Outbreak (HBV) - Hepatitis B Cases Associated With UK Alternative Therapies Clinic
Risk Factors - Patients Taking Coumadin Warned About Tylenol
Transplantation - Women, Ethnic Groups Wait Longer For Liver Transplantation
Prophylaxis (Cytomegalovirus) - Better Dosing is Required for Valaciclovir
Herpes Zoster - Previously Undescribed Cutaneous Reactions at Sites of Scars Are Reported
Herpes Simples Virus Type 1 - Inhibition of Protein Synthesis Stimulates Early Gene Expression
Drug-Resistant Malaria - Isotopic In Vitro Assays Are Useful, But Require Standardization
Immunology (GBV) - "Protective Immunity of Antibody to GB Virus C Second Envelope (GBV-C E2) Glycoprotein."
Pathogenesis (GBV) - "Tissue Tropism of GBV-C and HCV."
Transfusion Medicine (HIV-1) - "Adoptive T-Cell Transfer Combined With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Syngeneic Twins Discordant for HIV-1 Infection."
Transmission (HCV) - "The Natural Course of Hepatitis C Virus Infection 18-Years After an Epidemic Outbreak of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis in a Plasmapheresis Center."
Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency - "Successful Peripheral T-Lymphocyte-Directed Gene Transfer for a Patient with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Caused by Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency."
Borna Disease Virus - "Mechanism of Borna Disease Virus Entry into Cells."
Education and Prevention - "HIV/AIDS-Related Social Anxieties in Adolescents in Three African Countries."
Fibrin Sealants - "Efficacy of a Dry Fibrin Sealant Dressing for Hemorrhage Control after Ballistic Injury."
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - "Chronic Relapsing Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Role of Therapy with Cyclosporine."
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