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Oct
26
2021
What are indications for leukocyte-reduced platelets?
By William Aird
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What are indications for leukocyte-reduced platelets?
Reduce rates of alloimmunization.
Reduce rates of febrile nonhemolytic transfusion.
Prevent transmission of intracellular pathogens such as:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Human T-lymphotropic virus
Types I and II (HTLV- I/II)