Nationwide outbreak of red eye syndrome associated with transfusion of leukocyte-reduced red blood cell units.

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Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on October 09, 2006

Authors

Juan Alonso-Echanove1, Brian D Sippy, Arthur E Chin, Lisa Cairns, Rebecca Haley, Jay S Epstein, Michael J Richards, Henry Edelhauser, Katrina Hedberg, Matthew J Kuehnert, William R Jarvis, Michele L Pearson, Transfusion-Associated Red Eye Syndrome Study Group

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1: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

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