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Pleomorphic Structures in Human Blood Are Red Blood Cell-Derived Microparticles, Not Bacteria

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are a common, life-saving therapy for many patients, but they have also been associated with poor clinical outcomes. We identified unusual, pleomorphic structures in human RBC transfusion units by negative-stain electron microscopy that appeared identica...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Adam J., Gray, Warren D., Schroeder, Max, Yi, Hong, Taylor, Jeannette V., Dillard, Rebecca S., Ke, Zunlong, Wright, Elizabeth R., Stephens, David, Roback, John D., Searles, Charles D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27760197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163582