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ajlm-363	Nkohkwo, Asa'ah; Agbor, Gabriel; Asongalem, Emmanuel; Tagny, Claude; Asonganyi, Tazoacha	Whole blood pathogen reduction technology and blood safety in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review with regional discussion	2016		.htm	text/html	6985	384	48	Another major difference between blood transfusion in low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries is that only 41.2% of all collections in Africa (1.4 million of 3.4 million) were transfused as components in 2010.9 Although there is increased use of components in sub-Saharan Africa, with the greatest need being for RBCs, it is expected that whole blood transfusions and red cell concentrates will continue to be the most requested units in the near future.10,12 Aim The aim of this review was to determine the suitability of pathogen reduction technology (PRT) for improving the safety of whole blood transfusions in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as for improving the adequacy of the blood supply available for transfusions. Ebola: call for blood transfusion safety in sub-Saharan Africa.	cache/ajlm-363.htm	txt/ajlm-363.txt