1999
An investigation into the possibility of transmission of tick‐borne pathogens via blood transfusion
Arguin P, Singleton J, Rotz L, Marston E, Treadwell T, Slater K, Chamberland M, Schwartz A, Tengelsen L, Olson J, Childs J, Force T. An investigation into the possibility of transmission of tick‐borne pathogens via blood transfusion. Transfusion 1999, 39: 828-833. PMID: 10504117, DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39080828.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Guard personnelTick-borne pathogensOnset of symptomsPossibility of transmissionBlood transfusionProbable infectionRisk factorsMultistate investigationBlood samplesProbable casesNational Guard membersStudy designBlood componentsTick-borne diseasesIllnessRecipientsSymptomsInfectionBlood drivesGuard membersBloodVoluntary recallTransfusionFeverPathogens
1996
Mass human exposure to rabies in New Hampshire: exposures, treatment, and cost.
Noah D, Smith M, Gotthardt J, Krebs J, Green D, Childs J. Mass human exposure to rabies in New Hampshire: exposures, treatment, and cost. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 1149-51. PMID: 8712277, PMCID: PMC1380629, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment recipientsSystemic adverse reactionsMass human exposureImmune globulinMedian ageTreatment guidelinesPostexposure treatmentRabies exposureSystemic reactionsAdverse reactionsLower riskLocal reactionsCommon exposureRecipientsHuman exposureTreatmentPrevious reportsExposureRabiesResult of contactVaccinePersonsGlobulin