Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum by red blood cell transfusions in the management of sickle cell disease patients in Mali

Transfus Med. 2016 Apr;26(2):153-5. doi: 10.1111/tme.12294. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

Authors

A Guindo¹, B A Touré¹, P Guindo¹, M A Baraika¹, Y S Sarro¹, B Fané¹, O Tessougué¹, A Dorie^{1

2}, K Traoré³, D A Diallo^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Centre de Recherche et de Lutte contre la Drépanocytose (CRLD), Bamako, Mali.
² International Technical Expert of French Cooperation, Bamako, Mali.
³ National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Health, Bamako, Mali.
⁴ Service d'hématologie oncologie médicale, CHU du Point G, Bamako, Mali.

PMID: 27003788
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12294

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anemia, Sickle Cell / therapy*
Blood-Borne Pathogens*
Erythrocyte Transfusion / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum / blood
Malaria, Falciparum / transmission*
Male
Mali
Plasmodium falciparum*