Does riboflavin and ultraviolet illumination affect selected platelet mRNA transcript amounts differently?
This is the first report of the impact of riboflavin and UV illumination on PLT mRNA. Results suggest that all mRNA present in PLTs is affected by the treatment although the degree of the effect varies among transcripts.
During the last decade exposure to i.v. lipids any time during hospitalization has become an even more important risk factor for CONS bacteremia (OR = 9.4). Of these bacteremias 85% are now attributable to lipid therapy. In contrast the relative importance of intravenous catheters as independent risk factors has declined. Mechanical ventilation in the week before bacteremia has emerged as a risk factor for bacteremia.