Red blood cell transfusions contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica - United States, 1991-1996, and initiation of a national study to detect bacteria-associated transfusion reactions

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-197

  Halpin, T J ^a   Moore, W ^b   Waterman, S H ^c   Hadler, J L ^d   Wilcox, K R ^e   Ensign, B ^f   Simpson, D M ^g   Toomey, K E ^h   Rentas, F J ⁱ   Dwyer, D M ^j   Haley, R ^k  

^a OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c California Dept of Health Svcs   (United States)

^d CDC   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^f Lackland Air Force Base ^*  (United States)

^g TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^h Georgia Dept of Human Resources   (Georgia)

ⁱ Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

^j Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene   (United States)

^k AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; YERSINIOSIS;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031575090     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550030036016     Document Type: Note

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