2000
Transmission of tick‐borne agents of disease by blood transfusion: a review of known and potential risks in the United States
McQuiston J, Childs J, Chamberland M, Tabor E, Diseases F. Transmission of tick‐borne agents of disease by blood transfusion: a review of known and potential risks in the United States. Transfusion 2000, 40: 274-284. PMID: 10738026, DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40030274.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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