Author's Reply

Hans Van Remoortel¹, Emmy De Buck^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium.
² Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Comment

Hans Van Remoortel et al. Vox Sang. 2019 Aug.

. 2019 Aug;114(6):633-634.

doi: 10.1111/vox.12798. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Hans Van Remoortel¹, Emmy De Buck^{1

2}

¹ Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium.
² Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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Is there a risk of transfusion-transmissible infections after percutaneous needle treatments in blood donors? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Van Remoortel H, Moorkens D, Avau B, Compernolle V, Vandekerckhove P, De Buck E. Van Remoortel H, et al. Vox Sang. 2019 May;114(4):297-309. doi: 10.1111/vox.12780. Epub 2019 Apr 10. Vox Sang. 2019. PMID: 30972765
There could not be strong association between acupuncture and transfusion-transmissible infections.
Kim TH, Kang JW. Kim TH, et al. Vox Sang. 2019 Aug;114(6):631-632. doi: 10.1111/vox.12799. Epub 2019 Jun 17. Vox Sang. 2019. PMID: 31209883 No abstract available.

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