Transfusion and risk of infection in Canada: Update 2012

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  MacDonald, Noni E ^h   O'Brien, Sheila F ^h   Delage, Gilles ^h   Bortolussi, Robert ^h   Bridger, Natalie A ^h   Finlay, Jane C ^h   Martin, Susanna ^h   McDonald, Jane C ^h   Onyett, Heather ^h   Robinson, Joan Louise ^h   Allen, Upton Dilworth ^a   Brady, Michael ^b   Dollin, Janet ^c   Hui, Charles P S ^d   Le Saux, Nicole ^e   Moore, Dorothy ^f   Spika, John S ^g  

^a Canadian Pediatric AIDS Research Group   (Canada)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^c College of Family Physicians of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^e IMPACT (Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive)   (Canada)

^f NACI (National Advisory Committee on Immunization)   (Canada)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Blood; Blood products; Infections; Transfusion; Transfusion related acute lung injury

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBODY; ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DONOR SELECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; PARASITISM; PARENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84872658237     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/17.10.e102     Document Type: Review

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