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Background
Low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC) suffer from chronic or seasonal blood shortage. The first review was published in 2007.
Methods
The review of literature since 2005 presented here uncovered a fairly large number of articles justifying the grouping of blood donation issues into five geographical areas sharing common background. These are Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), Muslim countries,...
Objectives
To collect information on pathogen reduction applied to whole blood.
Background
Pathogen reduction (PR) of blood components has been developed over the past two decades, and pathogen‐reduced fresh‐frozen plasma and platelet concentrates are currently in clinical use. High cost and incomplete coverage of components make PR out of reach for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC). However,...
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