Blood transfusion and nosocomial infection: Another brick in the wall

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2488-2489

  Jackson Jr , William L ^a   Shorr, Andrew F ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Leukoreduction; Nosocomial infection; Packed red blood cells; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEUKAPHERESIS;

EID: 33747488901     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000235677.30848.42     Document Type: Editorial

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