Light vs. germs: can a flash make blood safer?
NCT ID NCT03737669
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 14, 2026 · Updated 17 times
Summary
This study tested whether treating donated blood with a special light-based technology (Mirasol) could reduce infections passed through transfusions. Researchers in Uganda enrolled 2000 anemic patients needing blood and randomly gave them either standard blood or blood treated with the Mirasol system. They then tracked whether patients developed infections like HIV, hepatitis, or malaria from the transfusion over 10 weeks.
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Mulago Hospital Complex
Kampala, Uganda
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