Practical limitations of convalescent plasma collection: A case scenario in pandemic preparation for influenza A (H1N1) infection

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1967-1971

  Wong, Hoi K ^b   Lee, Cheuk K ^a   Hung, Ivan F N ^b   Leung, Jennifer N S ^b   Hong, Juliana ^b   Yuen, Kwok Y ^b   Lin, Che K ^b  

^a Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; PLASMAPHERESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956324536     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02651.x     Document Type: Article

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