title: The safety of the blood supply--time to raise the bar.
authors.affiliation: From Yale University, New Haven, CT (E.L.S.); and American Red Cross Blood Services, Rockville, MD (S.L.S., R.J.B.).
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stramer
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks / Q000592:standards*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration