blood products

Combining Cleaning and Disinfection – An Alternative Approach for Preventing the Contamination of Blood Products

Gatt N, Gialanze, J.P., Spiteri, N. & Zammit, V. · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2024

Aim: Disinfection products and protocols have been devised to provide safe blood and blood derivatives for transfusion; however, sepsis is still the leading cause of transfusion reaction fatalities. This raises the question whether disinfection on its own is sufficient for preven...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i121521

Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Voluntary Blood Donation among Healthcare Support Staff of a Tertiary Health Facility in Uyo, Nigeria

Idongesit Samuel Akpan, Nkanga Kufre Ekong, Rosalyn Imo Afia & Enobong Effiong Uboh · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Blood transfusion is a veritable intervention in many clinical situations. However, the provision of safe, readily available, affordable and adequate supply of blood and blood products is still a major public health challenge in developing countries like ours. Healthc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i130431