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Image: The updated BacTx Analyzer offers automated interpretation, tracking, and documentation— features that not only increase transfusion patient safety, but also provide integration with the laboratory workplace (Photo courtesy of Immunetics, Inc.).

Dedicated Analyzer for Blood Banks Automates Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelets

A dedicated analyzer is now available that automates the detection of bacterial contamination in platelets that have been collected for transfusion. More...
29 Oct 2013
Image: Blood Bank Refrigerator (Photo courtesy of Thermo Electron).

Cancer Survival Not Impacted by Red Blood Cells Storage

The duration of storage of transfused red blood cells has been associated with poor clinical outcomes and may influence cancer patients overall survival or recurrence. More...
17 Oct 2013
Image: The automated MagNA Pure Compact instrument (Photo courtesy of Roche Applied Science).

Dried Blood Spots Detect Clonal B-Cell Populations

The reliability of lymphoma diagnoses is strikingly different between developed and developing countries due to lack of access to advanced techniques. More...
14 Oct 2013
Image: Blood smear of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Photo courtesy of Peter Maslak).

Genetic Cause of Childhood Leukemia Identified

A genetic link to the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia has been identified and testing for this mutation may allow affected families to prevent leukemia in future generations. More...
26 Sep 2013

Risk Factors Predict Outcomes for Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

The risk of death or need for immediate listing for heart transplantation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was greatest for those who developed the disease as infants with congestive heart failure, and for children who also had selective inborn errors of metabolism. More...
18 Sep 2013
Image: Fluorescent spot test method for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (Photo courtesy of Dr. Tundun Williams).

Molecular Tests Evaluated for G6PD Deficiency

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is the most common human enzyme defect, for which many different laboratory tests are available. More...
02 Sep 2013
Image: AD Touch Reader Microplate Analyzer (Photo courtesy of apDia).

Immunoassay Screens Risky Malaria Blood Donations

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been used to screen blood donations in an area highly endemic for malaria. More...
22 Aug 2013
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