Good manufacturing practices (gmp) utilized on human blood irradiation process

• Published in: Exacta Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 35 - 40
• Main Authors: Boghi, Cláudio, Shitsuka, Dorlivete Moreira, Alexandruk, Marcos, Shitsuka, Ricardo, Rela, Paulo Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 10.02.2009

Irradiation of human blood is used to avoid the TA-GVHD (transfusion-associated graft-versus-host-disease), a rare but devastating adverse effect of leukocytes present in blood components for immunocompetent transfusion recipients. Usually this irradiation practice is performed to a physical elimina...