Granulocyte transfusion therapy. 1994

R G Strauss
Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.

Although the efficacy of therapeutic granulocyte transfusions as treatment for progressive infections in severely neutropenic patients is supported by the medical literature, this form of therapy is not widely accepted because it has been extremely difficult to transfuse an adequate dose of compatible granulocytes. Recently, the possibility has been raised to greatly increase the number of granulocytes collected by stimulating normal donors with recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Accordingly, it is reasonable to reassess the possible role for granulocyte transfusions as therapy for progressive bacterial, yeast, and fungal infections.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009503 Neutropenia A decrease in the number of NEUTROPHILS found in the blood. Neutropenias
D006098 Granulocytes Leukocytes with abundant granules in the cytoplasm. They are divided into three groups according to the staining properties of the granules: neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic. Mature granulocytes are the NEUTROPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and BASOPHILS. Granulocyte
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016913 Blood Component Transfusion The transfer of blood components such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and plasma from a donor to a recipient or back to the donor. This process differs from the procedures undertaken in PLASMAPHERESIS and types of CYTAPHERESIS; (PLATELETPHERESIS and LEUKAPHERESIS) where, following the removal of plasma or the specific cell components, the remainder is transfused back to the donor. Blood Component Transfusions,Component Transfusion, Blood,Component Transfusions, Blood,Transfusion, Blood Component,Transfusions, Blood Component

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