Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 14th, 1998
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Conference Coverage (TSE Issues) - Prion-Specific Antibodies May Lead to Blood Test
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety-Europe) - Human Bone Virus Safety Procedure Is Confirmed
Conference Coverage (Blood Safety-Europe) - PCR Is Specific and Sensitive for HIV-1 Subtypes
Conference Coverage (TSE Issues) - Assay Quantifies Distribution of Prion Protein in Blood
Conference Coverage (TSE Issues) - Raised S100 Beta Protein Found in Scrapie Hamsters
Dengue - New Serotype Puts Puerto Rico Residents at Risk
HHV-8 - No Infection Found in Pemphigus
Pediatrics - Blood Transfusion Common Cause of HCV Transmission in Children
Blood Safety - Italy Told To Pay Damages for HIV, HCV Infected Blood
Government (Policy) - U.S. Senate Ponders "Stem Cell" Technology
Industry News (Hemophilia) - Gene Therapy Treatment Trial Begins
Diagnostics (Bartonellosis) - "Serologic Response to Bartonella Bacilliformis Antigen in Suspected Human Bartonellosis."
Hematopoiesis (Aging) - "Reduced Hematopoietic Stem Cell Repopulating Ability in Vivo Through Development and Aging in BALB/CBYJ Mice."
Occupational Risk - "Experience of Health-Care Workers (HCWs) Taking Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after Occupational Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Exposures: Findings of th
Blood Substitutes - "Simplified Interpretative Format for Assessing Test Interference: Studies with Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier Solutions."
Diagnostics - "Comparison of Five Days Versus Seven Days of Incubation for Detection of Positive Blood Cultures by the Bactec 9240 System."
Occupational Risk - "Tolerance, Compliance and Psychological Consequences of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Workers."
Transfusion Medicine - "Guideline for the Use of Fresh-Frozen Plasma."
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