Tag Irina Maramica MD PhD MBA

Transfusion of bacterially contaminated blood products may result in no symptoms, bacterial infection, sepsis, or death in the recipient. Bacterial pathogens have emerged as most common cause of transfusion-transmitted infections. Incidence of septic transfusion reactions (STRs) varies with type of…

Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTRs) are common, occurring with 1–3% of transfusions. FNHTR manifests as fever and/or chills without hemolysis occurring in the patient during or within 4 hours of transfusion cessation. Diagnosis is made by excluding other causes of…