Transfusion

In this issue
pp. 1-1(1)

Transfusion management of patients with sickle cell disease: the continuing dilemma
pp. 2-4(3)

Skin disinfection and bacterial contamination of blood components: be simple
pp. 5-8(4)

The curtain is still going up
pp. 9-10(2)

An imPRESsive mimic
pp. 11-12(2)
Authors: Cooling, Laura; Gay, Steven; Silver, Samuel

Partial C antigen in sickle cell disease patients: clinical relevance and prevention of alloimmunization
pp. 13-19(7)
Authors: Tournamille, Christophe; Meunier-Costes, Natacha; Costes, Bruno; Martret, Jennifer; Barrault, Aurélie; Gauthier, Philippe; Galactéros, Frédéric; Nzouékou, Ruben; Bierling, Philippe; Noizat-Pirenne, France

Red blood cell alloimmunization in sickle cell disease patients in Uganda
pp. 20-25(6)
Authors: Natukunda, Bernard; Schonewille, Henk; Ndugwa, Christopher; Brand, Anneke

Validation of a hospital-laboratory workstation for immunohematologic methods
pp. 26-31(6)
Authors: Schoenfeld, Helge; Pretzel, Karin J.; von Heymann, Christian; Neuner, Bruno; Kalus, Ulrich; Kiesewetter, Holger; Pruss, Axel

Studies of the anti-platelet factor 4/heparin immune response: adapting the enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay for detection of memory B cells against complex antigens
pp. 32-39(8)
Authors: Selleng, Kathleen; Schütt, Antje; Selleng, Sixten; Warkentin, Theodore E.; Greinacher, Andreas

High-throughput red blood cell antigen genotyping using a nanofluidic real-time polymerase chain reaction platform
pp. 40-46(7)
Authors: Hopp, Kathleen; Weber, Kathleen; Bellissimo, Daniel; Johnson, Susan T.; Pietz, Bradley

A new cold autoagglutinin specificity: the third external loop of band 3
pp. 47-52(6)
Authors: Janvier, Daniel; Lam, Yin; Galicier, Lionel; Bierling, Philippe

A novel rapid and effective donor arm disinfection method
pp. 53-58(6)
Authors: McDonald, Carl; McGuane, Siobhan; Thomas, Julia; Hartley, Stephen; Robbins, Steve; Roy, Anjana; Verlander, Neville; Barbara, John

Skin disinfection methods: prospective evaluation and postimplementation results
pp. 59-64(6)
Authors: Ramirez-Arcos, Sandra; Goldman, Mindy

The efficacy of individual-donation and minipool testing to detect low-level hepatitis B virus DNA in Taiwan
pp. 65-74(10)
Authors: Yang, Meng-Hua; Li, Lei; Hung, Ying-Shen; Hung, Cheng-Shen; Allain, Jean-Pierre; Lin, Kuo-Sin; Tsai, Su-Jen Lin

Community blood donors' knowledge of anemia and design of a literacy-appropriate educational intervention
pp. 75-79(5)
Authors: Young, Staci; Fink, Arlene; Geiger, Susan; Marbella, Anne; Mast, Alan E.; Schellhase, Kenneth G.

Implementation of ISBT 128 in China
pp. 80-84(5)
Authors: Kong, Changhong; Meng, Zhonghua; Lv, Hangjun; Yan, Lixing; Zheng, Xiaofan

Education in donation coping strategies encourages individuals to give blood: further evaluation of a donor recruitment brochure
pp. 85-91(7)
Authors: France, Christopher R.; France, Janis L.; Kowalsky, Jennifer M.; Cornett, Tanya L.

Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis B and C infection among Mongolian blood donors
pp. 92-99(8)
Authors: Tserenpuntsag, Boldtsetseg; Nelson, Kenrad; Lamjav, Ouynbileg; Triner, Wayne; Smith, Perry; Kacica, Marilyn; McNutt, Louise-Anne

A prospective randomized trial of two popular mononuclear cell collection sets for autologous peripheral blood stem cell collection in multiple myeloma
pp. 100-119(20)
Authors: Cooling, Laura; Hoffmann, Sandra; Herrst, Michelle; Muck, Charles; Armelagos, Heidi; Davenport, Robertson

CD34+ cells obtained from “good mobilizers” are more activated and exhibit lower ex vivo expansion efficiency than their counterparts from “poor mobilizers”
pp. 120-127(8)
Authors: Ivanovic, Zoran; Kovacevic-Filipovic, Milica; Jeanne, Michel; Ardilouze, Leslie; Bertot, Anne; Szyporta, Milène; Hermitte, Francis; Lafarge, Xavier; Duchez, Pascale; Vlaski, Marija; Milpied, Noel; Pavlovic, Mirjana; Praloran, Vincent; Boiron, Jean-Michel

A prospective study of multiple donor exposure blood recipients: surveillance value and limitations for hemovigilance
pp. 128-138(11)
Authors: Zou, Shimian; Wu, Yanyun; Cable, Ritchard; Dorsey, Kerri; Tang, Yanlin; Hapip, Cheryl Anne; Melmed, Russell; Trouern-Trend, Jonathan; Carrano, Donna; Champion, Melanie; Fujii, Karen; Fang, Chyang; Dodd, Roger

Appropriateness of fresh-frozen plasma usage in hospital settings: a meta-analysis of the impact of organizational interventions
pp. 139-144(6)
Authors: Damiani, Gianfranco; Pinnarelli, Luigi; Sommella, Lorenzo; Farelli, Valentina; Mele, Luca; Menichella, Giacomo; Ricciardi, Walter

Urinary di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate metabolites in athletes as screening measure for illicit blood doping: a comparison study with patients receiving blood transfusion
pp. 145-149(5)
Authors: Monfort, Núria; Ventura, Rosa; Latorre, Ana; Belalcazar, Viviana; López, Mercè; Segura, Jordi

Variability on red blood cell transfusion practices among Brazilian neonatal intensive care units
pp. 150-159(10)
Authors: dos Santos, Amélia M.N.; Guinsburg, Ruth; Procianoy, Renato S.; Sadeck, Lílian dos S. R.; Netto, Abimael Aranha; Rugolo, Ligia M.; Luz, Jorge H.; Bomfim, Olga; Martinez, Francisco E.; de Almeida, Maria Fernanda B.

Comprehensive survey of red blood cell unit life cycle at a large teaching institution in eastern Canada
pp. 160-165(6)
Authors: Cheng, Calvino K.; Trethewey, Dawn; Sadek, Irene

Evaluation of antimicrobial peptides as novel bactericidal agents for room temperature-stored platelets
pp. 166-173(8)
Authors: Mohan, Ketha V.K.; Rao, Shilpakala Sainath; Atreya, Chintamani D.

Core temperature changes in resuspended red blood cells (RBCs) and pediatric RBCs removed from refrigerated storage
pp. 174-177(4)
Authors: Perry, Holly Elizabeth; Prasad, Priyanka; Kirwan, Susy; Huang, Yuan Qing

A noninvasive near infrared system for detection of platelet components contaminated with bacteria
pp. 178-184(7)
Authors: Saranwong, Sirinnapa; Ezuki, Shoji; Kawabata, Kinuyo; Kawano, Sumio; Ohto, Hitoshi

Level of platelet-derived cytokines in leukoreduced red blood cells is influenced by the processing method and type of leukoreduction filter
pp. 185-189(5)
Authors: Glenister, Kristen M.; Sparrow, Rosemary L.

Treatment of transfusional iron overload in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome or severe anemia: data from multicenter clinical practices
pp. 190-199(10)
Authors: Raptis, Anastasios; Duh, Mei Sheng; Wang, Si-Tien; Dial, Ellison; Fanourgiakis, Ilias; Fortner, Barry; Paley, Carole; Mody-Patel, Nikita; Corral, Mitra; Scott, Jeffrey

Role of neutralizing antibodies in controlling simian foamy virus transmission and infection
pp. 200-207(8)
Authors: Williams, Dhanya K.; Khan, Arifa S.

A novel association of acquired ADAMTS13 inhibitor and acute dengue virus infection
pp. 208-212(5)
Authors: Rossi, Fernanda C.; Angerami, Rodrigo N.; de Paula, Erich V.; Orsi, Fernanda L.; Shang, Dezhi; del Guercio, Vânia M.; Resende, Mariângela R.; Annichino-Bizzacchi, Joyce M.; da Silva, Luiz J.; Zheng, X. Long; Castro, Vagner

Transfusion-related acute lung injury reports in the Netherlands: an observational study
pp. 213-220(8)
Authors: van Stein, Daniëlle; Beckers, Erik A.; Sintnicolaas, Kees; Porcelijn, Leendert; Danovic, Fikreta; Wollersheim, Jacques A.; Brand, Anneke; van Rhenen, Dick J.

Efficacy of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA screening and characterization of acute and occult HBV infections among blood donors from Madrid, Spain
pp. 221-230(10)
Authors: González, Rocio; Torres, Pilar; Castro, Emma; Barbolla, Luz; Candotti, Daniel; Koppelman, Marco; Zaaijer, Hans L.; Lelie, Nico; Allain, Jean-Pierre; Echevarría, Jose-Manuel

Management of blood supplies during an influenza pandemic
pp. 231-239(9)
Authors: Kamp, Christel; Heiden, Margarethe; Henseler, Olaf; Seitz, Rainer

Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think
pp. 240-242(3)
Authors: Kamper-Jørgensen, Mads; Hjalgrim, Henrik; Edgren, Gustaf; Titlestad, Kjell; Ullum, Henrik; Shanwell, Agneta; Reilly, Marie; Melbye, Mads; Nyrén, Olof; Rostgaard, Klaus

Effects of anemia and blood transfusion in acute myocardial infarction in rats
pp. 243-251(9)
Authors: Hu, Houxiang; Xenocostas, Anargyros; Chin-Yee, Ian; Lu, Xiangru; Feng, Qingping

Recent advances in laboratory assays for nonhemolytic transfusion reactions
pp. 252-263(12)
Author: Hirayama, Fumiya

TRANSFUSION MICROBIOLOGY
pp. 264-264(1)

Prethaw predictors of cord blood unit quality
pp. 265-265(1)

Absence of detection of novel human parvoviruses in German plasma donations
pp. 266-267(2)

Specific amino acid substitutions cause distinct expression of JAL (RH48) and JAHK (RH53) antigens in RhCE and not in RhD
pp. 267-269(3)

Dyslexia: a novel cause of ABO mishaps in Palestine
pp. 269-270(2)

Reviewers 2009
pp. 271-272(2)