SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection in the Blood Transfusion Setting

Transfusion MedicineVolume 33, Issue 1 p. 94-96 LETTER TO THE EDITOR SARS-CoV-2 infection in the blood transfusion setting Francescopaolo Antonucci, Francescopaolo Antonucci orcid.org/0000-0003-2536-1980 Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMariantonietta Di Stefano, Mariantonietta Di Stefano Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorTommaso Granato, Tommaso Granato Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLucia Defeo, Lucia Defeo Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppina Faleo, Giuseppina Faleo Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorJosè Ramòn Fiore, Corresponding Author Josè Ramòn Fiore [email protected] Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, Italy Correspondence Josè Ramòn Fiore, Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” Foggia, Viale Luigi Pinto, 1, 71122, Foggia, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMichele Centra, Michele Centra Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Francescopaolo Antonucci, Francescopaolo Antonucci orcid.org/0000-0003-2536-1980 Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMariantonietta Di Stefano, Mariantonietta Di Stefano Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorTommaso Granato, Tommaso Granato Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLucia Defeo, Lucia Defeo Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppina Faleo, Giuseppina Faleo Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorJosè Ramòn Fiore, Corresponding Author Josè Ramòn Fiore [email protected] Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, Italy Correspondence Josè Ramòn Fiore, Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital “Riuniti” Foggia, Viale Luigi Pinto, 1, 71122, Foggia, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMichele Centra, Michele Centra Transfusion Medicine Centre, University Hospital “Riuniti” of Foggia, Foggia, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 January 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12950Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Antonucci F, Fiore JR, De Feo L, et al. 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