Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 2nd, 1998
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Blood Screening - PCR Assay Concomitantly Tests for HCV and HIV-1 in Plasma Pools
Bone Marrow Transplantation - CD34+ Cells Is Associated with Rapid Engraftment
Bone Marrow Transplantation - Pancytopenia Is Undesired Side Effect of Lymphocyte Infusions
Dengue - IgM-BS-ELISA Is Efficient for Detecting Dengue Antibodies
Immunology - Deviation from Th1 to Th2 Response Does Not Blunt T cell-Dependent Responses
Immunology - Transfusion Does Not Pose Risk for Postoperative Septic Morbidity
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis - Lung Resection is Option in Neutropenic Patients with Hematologic Disease
Kidney Transplantation - Young Recipients Achieve Results Comparable to Older Children
Leishmania - Single L. tropica Clone May Be Responsible for Epidemic in Pakistan
Malaria - Stability of Non-Commercial Drugs Is Tested
Microvascular Network Remodeling - Periendothelial Mesenchymal Cells Are Involved in Coronary Collateral Formation
Renal Bone Disease - Bone Biopsy Might Be Unnecessary for Majority of Patients
Screening (HIV-1) - False Diagnosis Results from EIA and Western blot Testing
Transfusion - Utilization Report Cards May Be Misleading
At-Risk Populations (HCV) - Hepatitis C Infection Increases Death Among Dialysis Patients
Transplantation (BMT) - Chronic GVHD Predisposes to TB
Blood Vessel Formation - Angiopoietin-1 Increases Blood Vessel Formation
Funding - U.S. Hemophilia Patients with HIV Get Help
Industry News (Cord Blood) - Phase II SBIR Grant Awarded To Support Transplant Program
Testing (HIV) - China Begins Clinical Trials with Urine Testing System
Occupational Risk - "Use of Barrier Precautions by Health Care Workers (HCWs) Performing Procedures in the Home Setting."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "Increased Sensitivity of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Detection in Whole Blood: Prospective Comparison with Commercial HCV RNA Tests."
Diagnostics (HIV) - "Effect of Potentially Interfering Substances in the HIV bDNA Assay."
Gender Differences - "Von Willebrand's Factor (VWF), a Marker of Endothelial Dysfunction, is Associated with Raynaud's Phenomenon (RP) in Men But Not Women."
Occupational Risk (HIV) - "Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational Exposure to HIV among Health Care Workers in the City of Rio de Janeiro: Follow-Up of One Year and a Half Program."
Prion Diseases - "Molecular Chaperones and Prion Formation."
Anemia - "Guidelines for the Treatment of Preoperative Anaemia with Epoetin."
Blood Safety (HTLV-I) - "Hypercalcaemia in Healthy Blood Donors: A Possible Marker for HTLV-I Carriers?"
Oxygenation - "Modulating the Oxygen Affinity of Human Fetal Haemoglobin with Synthetic Allosteric Modulators."
Transfusion Medicine - "Role of rHuEpo on Blood Transfusions in Preterm Infants After the Fifteenth Day of Life."
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