Blood Safety

This handbook contains current guidelines and recommendations on donor selection and screening procedures, CMV-safe blood components, the bacterial contamination of blood, parasitic diseases and what can be done to reduce retroviral transfusion-transmitted disease.

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This Annual Seminar book on blood safety for transfusion medicine specialists, written by individuals who are internationally acclaimed for their expertise, is especially timely. This book contains current guidelines and recommendations on: what can be done to reduce retroviral transfusion-transmitted disease; hepatitis C and B; parasitic dis6ases; red cell substitutes; donor selection and screening procedures; 'CMV-safe' blood components; bacterial contamination of blood and making decisions in transfusion medicine.