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Treatment of Whole Blood (WB) with Riboflavin and UV Light:
Impact on Malaria Parasite Viability and WB Storage
Shirley Owusu-Ofori
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, Joseph Kusi
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, Alex Owusu-Ofori
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, Graham Freimanis
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, Christine
Olver
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, Caitlyn R. Martinez
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, Shilo Wilkinson
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, Janna M. Mundt
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Shawn D. Keil
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, Raymond P. Goodrich
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, Jean-Pierre Allain
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Transfusion Medicine Unit, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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Dept of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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Dept of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA
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Terumo BCT, Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Corresponding Author:
Raymond P. Goodrich, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Terumo BCT
Lakewood, CO 80227
303-205-2680
Ray.goodrich@terumobct.com
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DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000000280
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