Risk of bacterial infection associated with allogeneic blood transfusion among patients undergoing hip fracture repair
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 39 (7), 694-700
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39070694.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The relationship between allogeneic blood transfusion and bacterial infection remains uncertain. An increased risk of bacterial infection would represent the most important risk of alloge...Keywords
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