Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 28th, 1998
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Conference Coverage (Blood Safety-Europe) - Human Hb Extracted from Tobacco Plants
Conference Coverage (Tissue Sealants-Europe) - Dried Polymerized Fibrin Sheets Arrest Bleeding
Conference Coverage (Tissue Sealants-Europe) - Human Fibrinogen Produced from Transgenic Sheep Milk
HHV-8 - Infection Is Specific for Cell Lines from PEL
Malaria - Findings Support Role of Hemoglobin Degradation
Treatment (Parasites) - MGM May Be Effective Against Human Trypanosomiasis
Cell Transplantation - First Pig Liver Cells Used To Keep Liver Patient Alive
Heart Disease - Blood Is Less Sticky with Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Septic Shock - Septic Shock Protein Finding May Lead to Genetic Test
Virus Inactivation - "Complement and Anti-Alpha Galactosyl Antibody Mediated Inactivation of Retroviruses Occurs in Adult Serum But Not in Cord Serum."
Blood Donation - "Comparison of Donors Who Confirm Positive for HIV and HCV in the Directed and Allogeneic Populations."
Blood Safety (Malaria) - "Malaria Antibody Rate of Donated Blood from Risky Area in Korea."
Diagnostics - "The Utility of Strongyloides Serology in the Diagnosis and Management of Strongyloidiasis."
Donor Issues - "Influenza Vaccination and False-Positive HTLV Antibody Test Results: Informed Consent Versus Loss of Blood Supply."
Stem Cell Transplantation - "ABO Incompatibility as a Prognostic Factor in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation."
Fibrin Glue - "Efficacy of Fibrin Glue for in vitro Sealing of Human Chorioamniotic Membranes."
Helicobacter pylori - "Evaluation of the FlexSure HP Whole Blood Antibody Test for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection."
Hematostatic Glue - "Application of Cryoprecipitate as a Hematostatic Glue."
Mycobacterium avium - "Isolation of Blood-borne Mycobacterium avium by Using the Nonradioactive BACTEC 9000 MB System and Comparison with a Solid-Culture System."
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