Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 19-23 , February 2003

Yersinia septic shock following an autologous transfusion in a pediatric patient

  • Sandra Benavides

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Kathleen Nicol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Katalin Koranyi

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine and Public Health, Children’s Hospital, Infectious Disease, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Milap C. Nahata

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, 500 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-614-292-2472; fax: +1-614-292-1335

Received 30 August 2002 ,Accepted 23 September 2002.

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PII: S1473-0502(02)00096-4

doi: 10.1016/S1473-0502(02)00096-4

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 19-23 , February 2003

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