title: Transmission of viral disease in the operating room setting.
abstract: The transmission of viral disease in the operating room is an evolving problem. Advances in transfusion medicine have made blood supply safer than ever, whereas changes in transfusion practice have minimized the amount of blood transfused. The epidemiology of viral infection is changing in both the general population and among healthcare workers. Vaccination and prevention hold the key to future risk reduction for patients and providers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7010, USA. claude-mcfarlane@unc.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McFarlane
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Passannante