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Title

Universal WBC reduction: the case for and against.

Authors

Vamvakas, Eleftherios C.; Blajchman, Morris A.; Vamvakas, E C; Blajchman, M A

Abstract

Presents a review of related literature on the case for and against universal white blood cell (WBC) reduction. WBC reduction by prestorage filtration; Infusion into the recipient of large amounts of foreign antigens in both soluble and cell-associated forms; WBC storage lesion; Virus activation; Postoperative mortality.

Subjects

LEUKOCYTES; BLOOD cells; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS disease prevention; PREVENTION of surgical complications; BLOOD transfusion reaction; CLINICAL trials; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; SURGICAL complications; HLA-B27 antigen; INFECTIOUS disease transmission

Publication

Transfusion, 2001, Vol 41, Issue 5, p691

ISSN

0041-1132

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41050691.x

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