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Transfusions are an indispensable part of medical and surgical therapies. Packed red cells, platelets, and plasma infusions allow patients to be treated intensively for cancer, undergo transplantation, survive surgery despite extensive blood loss, and recover from life-threatening diseases such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Today, the serious risks from the blood components given to patients in transfusion are smaller than those from the underlying disease or the primary therapy.

In this issue of the Journal, Schreiber et al.¹ estimate the current risks of the major viral infections transmitted by transfusions from volunteers giving multiple donations (who provide over 80 percent of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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