The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and Transfusion Medicine: reflections from Italy

Luca Mascaretti^{1

2}, Vincenzo De Angelis^{3

4}, Pierluigi Berti^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Blood Transfusion Editor-in-Chief, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Giuliano Isontina", Trieste, Italy.
² Transfusion Medicine Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Giuliano Isontina", Trieste, Italy.
³ European School of Transfusion Medicine (ESTM), Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Friuli Centrale", Udine, Italy.
⁴ Transfusion Medicine Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Friuli Centrale", Udine, Italy.
⁵ Italian Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology (SIMTI), Rome, Italy.
⁶ Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, "Umberto Parini" Hospital, Aosta, Italy.

Editorial

Luca Mascaretti et al. Blood Transfus. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;18(2):77-78.

doi: 10.2450/2020.0071-20.

Luca Mascaretti^{1

2}, Vincenzo De Angelis^{3

4}, Pierluigi Berti^{5

6}

¹ Blood Transfusion Editor-in-Chief, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Giuliano Isontina", Trieste, Italy.
² Transfusion Medicine Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Giuliano Isontina", Trieste, Italy.
³ European School of Transfusion Medicine (ESTM), Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Friuli Centrale", Udine, Italy.
⁴ Transfusion Medicine Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria "Friuli Centrale", Udine, Italy.
⁵ Italian Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology (SIMTI), Rome, Italy.
⁶ Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, "Umberto Parini" Hospital, Aosta, Italy.

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Comment in

Use of eye drops obtained from homologous blood source in the time of COVID-19: is there cause for ophthalmological concern?
Giannaccare G, Buzzi M, Versura P. Giannaccare G, et al. Blood Transfus. 2020 May;18(3):233-234. doi: 10.2450/2020.0090-20. Blood Transfus. 2020. PMID: 32453690 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
A multimodal practical approach in a Transfusion Medicine Centre to face the COVID-19 outbreak.
Granero V, Manzini PM, Bordiga AM. Granero V, et al. Blood Transfus. 2020 May;18(3):235-236. doi: 10.2450/2020.0084-20. Blood Transfus. 2020. PMID: 32453691 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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