title: Defining risk factors and presentations of allergic reactions to platelet transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: wjsavage@partners.org.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Aaron A R
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tobian
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
authors.forename: Ginger L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Jessica H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.affiliation: American Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: P Dayand
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Borge
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ness
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors