Transfusion Infection Thesis

I found this about a month ago ..

"Inclusion of iron chelators could prevent transfusion-transmitted
bacterial infection"

PREVENTION OF BACTERIAL GROWTH IN PLATELET PRODUCTS VIA INCLUSION OF
IRON CHELATORS


http://tinyurl.com/ykzt384


by
JENNIFER DIANE NG-MUK-YUENB.Sc. (MLS), The University of Alberta,
2005A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF SCIENCE in THE FACULTY OF
GRADUATE STUDIES (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) THE UNIVERSITY OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) March 2008


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Bacteria and viruses both need iron to thrive (as does cancer), so this makes a lot of sense, and unlike with red blood cells, chelating iron from platelets would be feasible.