title: Safety of blood products: are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases) a risk?
authors.affiliation: Jerome H. Holland Laboratory, American Red Cross, Rockville, MD 20855, USA. drohanw@usa.redcross.org
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Drohan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cervenakova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006801:Humans; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D011328:Prions; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D011328:Prions