Photoinactivation of Trypanosoma cruzi in red cell suspensions with thiopyrylium

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-25

  Wagner, Stephen J ^a   Skripchenko, Andrey ^a   Salata, Jeanne ^b   Cardo, Lisa J ^b  

^a HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; THIOPYRYLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; ERYTHROCYTE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DONOR SELECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MEXICO; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SOUTH AMERICA; THIOPHENES; TIME FACTORS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 35348911927     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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