Transfusion and Risk of Infection in Canada: Update 2006
In Canada and other developed countries, many steps are taken to minimize the risk of infection from transfusion of blood or blood products (1). However, the infection risk can never be zero because these are biological products taken from living donors who are never 'germ free' (2). This...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2006-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/298303 |