Besides infectious diseases and coagulant diseases, what other conditions or circumstances would make an individual inapt to collect peripheral blood stem cells?

■ Individuals with chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or Aplastic Amenia, or individuals undergoing chemotherapy.

■ Pregnant women, and women in the process of breast-milk feeding.

■ Individuals with Deep Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Thrombo-Embolic disease.

■ Individuals with mental diseases or individuals on drugs containing Lithium.

■ Individuals who take antibiotics to reduce inflammations.

If an individual is under any of the conditions or circumstances listed above, then further steps must be taken and the process of collecting peripheral blood stem cells must be delayed.

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