title: Fresh frozen plasma: plasma secured and virus inactivated plasma.
abstract: Two procedures are now used in France to reduce the risk of viral transmission by blood plasma transfusion: either a quarantine method or a chemical method based on solvent-detergent technic. Since August 4th, 1992, a chemical virus inactivated blood plasma product from the Bordeaux blood bank has been authorized.
authors.affiliation: Blood Transfusion Center, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benbunan
mesh_terms: D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma / Q000382:microbiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*