Why has Borrelia burgdorferi not been transmitted by blood transfusion?
Transfusion
.
2013 Nov;53(11):2822-6.
doi: 10.1111/trf.12116.
Epub 2013 Feb 17.
Authors
Yelena Ginzburg
1
,
Debra Kessler
,
Steven Kang
,
Beth Shaz
,
Gary P Wormser
Affiliation
1
Medical Programs and Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York; Pathology Department, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
PMID:
23414144
DOI:
10.1111/trf.12116
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Bacteremia / microbiology
Blood Donors
Blood Preservation
Blood Transfusion*
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Borrelia burgdorferi / physiology*
Humans
Lyme Disease / transmission*