Why Has Borrelia Burgdorferi not Been Transmitted by Blood Transfusion?

Authors

Yelena Ginzburg
Debra Kessler
Steven Kang
Beth Shaz
Gary Wormser, New York Medical CollegeFollow

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1111/trf.12116

Journal Title

Transfusion

First Page

2822

Last Page

2826

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2013

Department

Medicine

Keywords

Bacteremia, Blood Donors, Blood Preservation, Blood Transfusion, Blood-Borne Pathogens, Borrelia burgdorferi, Humans, Lyme Disease

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity | Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Ginzburg, Y., Kessler, D., Kang, S., Shaz, B., & Wormser, G. (2013). Why Has Borrelia Burgdorferi not Been Transmitted by Blood Transfusion?. Transfusion, 53 (11), 2822-2826. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.12116