title: Viral safety of blood derivatives: an overview.
abstract: The causes of past accidental viral transmissions associated with blood derivatives are reviewed briefly, as are the safety procedures instituted in Europe on the basis of viral validation studies. A comprehensive five-class classification system for delineating viral risk according to source material and comparative viral safety is presented. Newly emerging viruses are briefly discussed in view of the viral safety of blood products.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Horaud
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products